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Benjamin West

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Oil portrait of a woman in a dark headscarf and green shawl embracing a young child who rests his head on her cheek.

Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael

c. 1770

Portrait of a man in armor and red ermine-trimmed robe, with a blue sash, holding a scroll, with ships at sea behind.

George III

1783

Angel drives Adam and Eve from a dark stormy paradise while a serpent coils on the ground below.

The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise

1791, retouched 1803

Painting of a winged nude youth holding a torch and reins among a lion, horse, eagle, doves, and cherubs in a stormy sky.

Omnia Vincit Amor, or The Power of Love in the Three Elements

1809

Portrait of a young woman in a pink dress and gold shawl, leaning on a ledge before a blue landscape.

Sarah Ursula Rose

1756

Painting of richly robed men in wigs gathered around a reclining figure in a formal chamber with a crimson canopy.

The Death of Chatham

1778

Painting of gentlemen in period dress fishing from a boat among reeds, with a distant town and sailing ships on the river.

Gentlemen Fishing

1794

Painting of a seaside bathing place with children and women in the surf, white bathing machines, and a chalk cliff.

The Bathing Place at Ramsgate

1788

Painting of a grieving man beside a seated woman in white holding out a dagger, with a classical bust behind them.

Paetus and Arria

1766

Painting of an armored knight with raised sword held back by a hooded woman, beside a seated old man in a cave of skeletons.

The Cave of Despair

1772

Painting of milkmaids and cows in a London park with onlookers and Westminster Abbey's tower in the distance.

Milkmaids in St. James's Park, Westminster Abbey Beyond

1801

Painting of a violent sea battle with smoke-filled skies, burning ships, soldiers in boats and sailors struggling in the wate

The Battle of La Hogue

1778

Painting of a Nelson memorial with allegorical figures, cherubs, a laurel wreath, flags and sailors beneath a classical plaqu

The Apotheosis of Nelson

1807

Painting of men cutting and hauling timber in a wooded clearing, with a distant city skyline under a cloudy sky.

Woodcutters in Windsor Park

1795

Oval painting of a seated woman in white working with thread beside a sleeping baby, with figures in a doorway at right.

The Golden Age

1776

Classical painting of a king gesturing toward a grieving seated woman beside a young woman and children, with armored soldier

Cleombrotus Ordered into Banishment by Leonidas II, King of Sparta

1768

Painting of two nude captive youths led before a laurel-crowned woman in white robes, with an armed crowd and columns.

Pylades and Orestes Brought as Victims before Iphigenia

1766

Painting of a seated man in green robes watching two women and a winged cupid before a red curtain and cloudy sky.

Helen Brought to Paris

1776

Oil self-portrait of an older man in a black top hat and red cloak, holding a quill over paper at a desk.

Self-Portrait

1810

Painting of an elderly man in a black top hat and red cloak, holding a quill pen over paper at a desk.

Self-Portrait

1819

Oil painting of a seated man in green robes with women and a winged cupid beside a red curtain under a cloudy sky.

Helen Brought to Paris

1770

British Manufactory; A Sketch

British Manufactory; A Sketch

1791

Portrait of a seated woman in pink silk gown and pearls holding a mandolin, against a dark curtain and pale sky.

Mary Hopkinson

1760

Painting of a dying officer in red uniform surrounded by grieving soldiers, a kneeling Native American figure, and a billowin

The Death of General Wolfe

1770

Oil portrait of two men in a rocky landscape, one in a red coat and fur cloak, the other in beaded Indigenous dress.

Portrait of Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill), 1776

1775

Oil portrait of a reclining man in a dark coat beside a red-curtained window, with a domed city beyond and a writing desk.

General Thaddeus Kosciusko

1797

Painting of a red-coated officer restraining a warrior above a wounded white-coated man, with soldiers and a battle in the ba

General Johnson Saving a Wounded French Officer from the Tomahawk of a North American Indian

1764

Large painting of a crowded warship deck in battle, with a dying admiral at centre surrounded by officers and sailors.

The Death of Nelson

1806

Painting of a walled garden courtyard with a family group in period dress, a dog, a cat, and a brick house under clouds.

West Family in the Studio Garden

1800

Painting of a dying woman in blue drapery, a hooded man in red leaning over her, a dog and spear in a forest.

The Death of Procris

1770, retouched 1803

Painting of a bearded man on a rock gesturing toward light as winged angels in white and red robes surround him.

Moses Shown the Promised Land

1801

Painting of two men in a rocky cave, one in a red coat holding a rifle, one in a feathered headdress and beaded robe.

Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill)

1776

Seated woman in blue gown with open book and lute, beside red drapery, flowers and a neoclassical house in parkland.

Maria Hamilton Beckford (Mrs. William Beckford)

1799

Oil portrait of a woman in a red mantle and white gown, resting her arm on a jeweled crown against a cloudy sky.

Elizabeth, Countess of Effingham

c. 1797

Painting of a naval battle with burning ships, smoke-filled sky, crowded boats and struggling sailors in choppy water.

The Battle of La Hogue

1778

Half-length portrait of a man in a white wig and brown coat before a green drape and stone column.

Dr. Samuel Boude

1755/1756

Portrait of a woman in a yellow gown and red shawl, resting her arm on a ledge before a cloudy sky and trees.

Mary Bethel Boude (Mrs. Samuel Boude)

1755/1756

Painting of an angel expelling a man and woman from Paradise under a shaft of light, with a serpent and animals in the foregr

The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise

1791

Painting of a shipwreck on a stormy sea with two men on the shore and dancing women in red drapes beside wooded hills.

Telemachus and Calypso

c. 1809

Circular painting of Cupid stung by a bee, comforted by a woman with a bracelet, with cherubs and landscape behind.

Cupid, Stung by a Bee, Is Cherished by his Mother

1774

Painting of a young man with a staff beside reclining women under red drapery, with a landscape and water behind them.

Cymon and Iphigenia

1773

Painting of a crowned, multi-headed beast rising from the sea over a shore where figures kneel in fear beneath fiery smoke.

The Beast Riseth Out of the Sea

1797

Painting of a woman in white reaching toward a large eagle holding a cup, with dragons crouched on rocks below.

Eagle bringing cup to Psyche

1802

Portrait of an older man in a powdered wig and red robe with fur trim, holding a scroll, against a brown background.

Portrait of George, First Lord Lyttelton

1772

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a grey silk gown with pearls and powdered hair, beside a window with flowers.

Portrait of Queen Charlotte

1776

Painting of a man riding an eagle toward a radiant bearded figure among clouds, with candelabra and stars.

Saint John the Evangelist Called to Write the Revelation

1797

Half-length portrait of a man in a grey wig and black gown with white clerical bands against a dark background.

William Markham

1775

Elderly pilgrim seated against a wall, head in hand, mourning, with a dead donkey in the distance and pilgrim gear on the gro

The Pilgrim Mourning His Dead Ass

1800

Oil portrait of a young woman in a pink dress with pearls, holding a garland of roses against a dark background.

Miss Elizabeth Milward

1770

Painting of a townhouse courtyard with figures in period dress under a classical arch, a dog, a cat, and tall trees.

Benjamin West Self-Portrait

1808

Portrait of a young man in red waistcoat and gold cloak with cane and plumed hat before red drapery and cloudy sky.

Thomas Middleton of The Oaks

1770

Two women in an arched doorway, one holding a golden chalice and book, with a shepherd and flock in the landscape beyond.

Fidelia and Speranza (Faith and Hope)

1776

Painting of a distraught woman in white gesturing before a crowned king and queen seated on a throne in a royal hall.

Hamlet: Act IV, Scene V (Ophelia Before the King and Queen)

1792

Oil portrait of a seated woman in blue silk and red shawl holding flowers, with a spaniel and wooded landscape behind her.

Ann Allen, Later Mrs. John Penn

1763

Monochrome painting of a robed preacher raising his arm before a crowd beneath a glowing sky and classical columns.

St. Peter's First Sermon in the City of Jerusalem

Reclining young hunter with spear and dogs, two cupids above in a stormy wooded landscape, oil painting.

Adonis

1800

Oil painting of an old man pointing with a staff, a woman holding up a jeweled armband, and a seated young man gesturing.

Scene from Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso": The Damsel and Orlando

1793

Painting of seated Christ in white robes blessing children while disciples and a crowd gather in a dim interior.

Christ Showing the Little Children as the Emblem of Heaven

1810

Painting of a white-haired bard in a dark cloak raising one arm on a rocky shore beside a harp, with a stormy sea behind him.

The Bard

1778

Painting of an elderly man raising a key on a kite string toward lightning, with cherubs assisting beside electrical equipmen

Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky

1816

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig and brown coat, standing beside a stone column and blue drapery.

Dr. Samuel Boude

1755

Triptych painting of the Conversion of Saint Paul with a glowing vision in clouds, a rearing horse, and soldiers in gilded fr

The Conversion of St. Paul

1786

Oil portrait of a woman in a yellow gown and red shawl, arm resting on a wooden ledge, cloudy sky and trees behind.

Mary Bethel Boude

1755

Oil portrait of a woman in a white gown and red mantle, resting her arm on a jeweled crown against a cloudy sky.

Elizabeth, Countess of Effingham

1797