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Artist
Jonathan Spilsbury, 1737 - 1812
Sitter
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820
Date
c. 1765
Type
Print
Medium
Mezzotint and line engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 15.4 x 12.7 cm (6 1/16 x 5")
Topic
Benjamin West: Male
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Art instructor
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\History painter
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution