American · 1738–1820
Benjamin West
Benjamin West was an American-born British painter who specialised in history painting, creating such works as The Death of Nelson, The Death of General Wolfe, the Treaty of Paris, and Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky.
- 133
- in the catalog
- 13
- on view now
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- collections
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- countries
Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill)
1776 · National Gallery of Art
Portrait of the Drummond Family, Peter Auriol Drummond (1754-1799), Mary Bridget Milnes Drummond (1755-1835), and George William Drummond (1761-1807)
c. 1776 · Minneapolis Institute of Art
Hagar and Ishmael
1776, reworked 1803 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Battle of La Hogue
1778 · National Gallery of Art
Portrait of George, Prince of Wales, and Prince Frederick, later Duke of York
1778 · State Hermitage Museum
Venus Consoling Cupid Stung by a Bee
1786 · State Hermitage Museum
Moses Shown the Promised Land
1801 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Destruction of the Beast and the False Prophet
1804 · Minneapolis Institute of Art
Telemachus and Calypso
c. 1809 · National Gallery of Art
Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael
c. 1770 · The Cleveland Museum of Art
The Choice of Hercules between Virtue and Pleasure
1764 · Victoria and Albert Museum
George III
1783 · The Cleveland Museum of Art
British Manufactory; A Sketch
1791 · The Cleveland Museum of Art
Charity
Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Death of a General
Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Countess of Huntingdon
second half of 18th century, early 19th century · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Study of a Right Arm and a Left Hand
Not on view · National Gallery of Art
An Angel
Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Ein Alchemist in orientalischem Gewand, ein Experiment beobachtend
Albertina
Grablegung Christi
Albertina
Mrs Worrell as Hebe
1770s · The National Gallery
Phaéton sollicitant auprès d’Apollon la conduite du char du Soleil, 1804
18th century (1700–1800) · Not on view · Musée du Louvre
Dr. Samuel Boude
1755/1756 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Mary Bethel Boude (Mrs. Samuel Boude)
1755/1756 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Death of Iphigenia (?)
possibly c. 1758/1759 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
An Alpine Landscape with a Couple Seated by Trees Overlooking a Valley
1760/1763 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Portrait of Diana Mary Barker
1766 · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art
Pylades and Orestes Brought as Victims before Iphigenia
1766 · The National Gallery
Cleombrotus Ordered into Banishment by Leonidas II, King of Sparta
1768 · The National Gallery
Cupid, Stung by a Bee, Is Cherished by his Mother
1774 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
William Penn's Treaty with the Indians
1775 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Benjamin West and His Son Raphael Lamar West
1775 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
William Penn's Treaty with the Indians
1775 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
The Death of General Wolf
1776 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Benjamin West
c. 1776 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Agrippina Landing at Brindisi with the Ashes of Germanicus
1776 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Christus zegent de kinderen
1776 - 1781 · Rijksmuseum
Sir Thomas Beauchamp-Proctor, Bt
1777 · The National Gallery
![Study for The Battle of La Hogue [recto], Benjamin West, 1778](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/b686ab7a-1fd6-41a7-9174-1a76bf54b10d/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
Study for The Battle of La Hogue [recto]
1778 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
![Study of Moses Striking the Rock and a Procession [verso], Benjamin West, 1778](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/0217e6f8-9c9b-4940-b2e6-c59563baf298/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
Study of Moses Striking the Rock and a Procession [verso]
1778 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Lady Beauchamp-Proctor
1778 · The National Gallery
Junge Frau mit Kind und Lamm auf Wolken
1779 · Albertina
Jephthah's Daughter
1780-1810 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Study for "Jephthah's Daughter"
1780-1810 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Sketch for ‘The Ascension’
1782 · The National Gallery
The Last Supper
1784 · The National Gallery
Sketch for ‘St Paul Shaking off the Viper’
1786 · The National Gallery
Sketch for ‘The Installation of the Order of the Garter’
1787 · The National Gallery
![Vagabond Family [recto], Benjamin West, 1788](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/cb9b00b3-9bd5-48d5-9188-4c0ba9c25e67/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
Vagabond Family [recto]
1788 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
![Cross Section of a Gothic Church [verso], Benjamin West, probably c. 1788](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/e986b751-6400-49bb-863d-876665e76a67/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
Cross Section of a Gothic Church [verso]
probably c. 1788 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
George III Resuming Royal Power in 1789
c. 1789 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise
1791 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
View from the Terrace at Windsor
1792 · The National Gallery
The Disobedient Prophet
1793 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
The Crucifixion
1796/1797 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Marius auf den Ruinen von Karthago
1796 · Albertina
Elizabeth, Countess of Effingham
c. 1797 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Der sterbende Cato vermählt seine Tochter
1797 · Albertina
Maria Hamilton Beckford (Mrs. William Beckford)
1799 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
The Flight into Egypt
c. 1800 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Angel of the Resurrection
1801 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
This is my Beloved Son
1802 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
The Adoration of the Shepherds
1805 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Joseph and Patiphar's Wife
n.d. · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Death of Ananias
n.d. · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
St. Paul Shaking off the Viper
n.d. · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Portrait of a Man Standing in Front of Window
n.d. · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Two Sketches of a Weeping Woman
n.d. · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
The Death of General Wolfe
n.d. · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
The Death of General Wolfe
n.d. · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Christ at Emmaus
c. 1760–1820 · Not on view · The Cleveland Museum of Art
Diogenes visited by Alexander the Great
1738-1820 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
Truth and Time after an engraving after Nicolas Poussin
Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
Cityscape (sketch for a picture)
late 18th century to early 19th century · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
Battle Scene (sketch for a picture)
late 18th century to early 19th century · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
A nude man, seated
1738-1820 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
Drawing
c. 1758-1820 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
Bust of a woman
1738-1820 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
A seated figure receiving an offering
1738-1820 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
The Holy Family
1738-1820 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
John the Baptist
early 1790s · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art
Christ Healing the Sick (a sketch)
late 18th century · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
A Gathering (sketch for a picture)
late 18th century to early 19th century · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
Drawing
late 18th - early 19th century · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
Half-length figure of a man with his right arm extended
1738-1820 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
Diogenese visited by Alexander the Great
1738-1820 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
Drawing
c. 1758-1820 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
Watercolour
mid-18th century - early 19th century · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
Crowd with Winged Figure (sketch for a picture)
late 18th century to early 19th century · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
Feast Scene with Angel (sketch for a picture)
late 18th century to early 19th century · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
A nude man leaning forward
1738-1820 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
Mother and Child
1738-1820 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
Head of a bearded man
1738-1820 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
Drawing
c. 1758-1820 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
Watercolour
mid-18th century - early 19th century · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum
Drawing
ca.1750 - 1820 · Not on view · Victoria and Albert Museum