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

Miss Elizabeth Milward

Benjamin West, 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

Benjamin West, 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

Benjamin West, 1770

Allegorical painting of a winged woman supporting a dying hero, with a helmeted figure, lion, sea monsters and cherubs.

The Immortality of Nelson

Benjamin West, 1807

Dim ship cabin where uniformed officers gather around a dying man lying on a bed, one holding his hand.

The Death of Lord Nelson in the Cockpit of the Ship 'Victory'

Benjamin West, 1808

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)

Benjamin West, 1776

Circular painting of a woman comforting a nude winged boy with a white cloth, with a dove and red cushion below.

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

Benjamin West, 1744

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)

Benjamin West, 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

Benjamin West, 1763

Painting of veiled women carrying urns on a harbor quay, with mourners, Roman soldiers, a ship, and classical buildings behin

Agrippina Landing at Brundisium with the Ashes of Germanicu

Benjamin West, 1768

Painting of robed classical figures gathered near an overgrown tomb in a wooded landscape with a distant city and mountains.

Cicero Discovering the Tomb of Archimede

Benjamin West, 1804

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

Benjamin West's The Last Supper: Christ with a halo at a table with apostles, a kneeling woman, and a moonlit window.

The Last Supper

Benjamin West, 1786

Painting of a crowned queen in white pleading with an armored knight for barefoot prisoners bound with rope, with soldiers ar

Queen Philippa Interceding for the Lives of the Burghers of Calais

Benjamin West, 1788

Painting of a pale horse and mounted riders among fallen figures and winged demons under a stormy sky.

Death on the Pale Horse

Benjamin West, 1796

Painting of an aged armored man seated with a staff while a boy in red holds a helmet beside a stone inscription.

Belisarius and the Boy

Benjamin West, 1802

Painting of Lot led by winged angels away from a burning city under a dramatic, fiery storm sky.

Lot Fleeing from Sodom

Benjamin West, 1810

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

Adonis

Benjamin West, 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

Benjamin West, 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

Benjamin West, 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

Benjamin West, 1778

Painting of a winged youth with a torch controlling a lion, winged horse and eagle, with a draped woman and cherubs.

Omnia Vincit Amor Alternative title(s): The Power of Love in the Three Elements

Benjamin West, 1809

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

Benjamin West, 1816

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

Dr. Samuel Boude

Benjamin West, 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

Benjamin West, 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

Benjamin West, 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

Benjamin West, 1797

Painting of priests carrying a golden ark across a river as soldiers on horseback watch under a light-filled sky.

Joshua passing the River Jordan with the Ark of the Covenant

Benjamin West, 1800

Seated woman in blue gown with open book and lute, before red drapery, columns and flowers, with a country house in the backg

Maria Hamilton Beckford (Mrs. William Beckford)

Benjamin West, 1799

Painting of a golden-armored rider on a white horse leading a charge through a fiery sky above falling figures and a roaring

Destruction of the Beast and the False Prophet

Benjamin West, 1804

Painting of Venus reclining on red drapery with winged Cupid, cherubs and roses, with a landscape of dancing figures behind.

Cupid Stung by a Bee

Benjamin West, 1802

Portrait of a young man in a dark coat and gold-embroidered waistcoat holding a black hat, with red drapery and a cloudy sky

George Harry Grey, Lord Grey (later the Fifth Earl of Stamford)

Benjamin West, 1765