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Benjamin West

96 works

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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