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Benjamin West

Benjamin West
Attribution
James Smith, 1749 - 1794
Sitter
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820
Date
1770
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Stretcher: 54 x 47cm (21 1/4 x 18 1/2")
Frame: 67 x 59.8 x 5.7cm (26 3/8 x 23 9/16 x 2 1/4")
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; gift of the Margaret Hall Foundation
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.80.136
Provenance
Provenance: Robert Mylne, London, 1889. (Scott and Fowles, New York); Mrs. Ben Ali Haggan; bequest to Margaret Hall School, Versailles, Kentucky; gift 1980 to NPG
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view