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Benjamin West Autoportret. Benjamin West (ur. 10 października 1738 w Springfield, Pensylwania, zm. 11 marca 1820 w Londynie), amerykański malarz, tworzący w Londynie. Samouk. Od 1763 roku przebywał w Anglii i na zamówienie Jerzego III malował portrety członków rodziny królewskiej.
Benjamin West PRA (October 10, 1738 – March 11, 1820) was a British-American artist who painted famous historical scenes such as The Death of Nelson, The Death of General Wolfe, the Treaty of Paris, and Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky.
15 kwi 2024 · Benjamin West (born October 10, 1738, near Springfield, Pennsylvania [U.S.]—died March 11, 1820, London, England) was an American-born painter of historical, religious, and mythological subjects who had a profound influence on the development of historical painting in Britain.
Benjamin West PRA (October 10, 1738 – March 11, 1820) was an Anglo-American history painter around and after the time of the American War of Independence and the Seven Years' War. He was the second president of the Royal Academy in London, serving from 1792 to 1805 and 1806 to 1820.
Benjamin West. American-British Painter. Born: October 10, 1738 - Springfield, Pennsylvania. Died: March 11, 1820 - London, England. Movements and Styles: Neoclassicism. , Romanticism. , The Sublime in Art. , Grand Manner Portraiture. , American Realism.
From the humble circumstances of his birth as the youngest of ten children in Pennsylvania, Benjamin West became one of the most acclaimed artists of his day. Surrounded by little in the way of art in these Quaker surroundings, the precocious young artist moved to Philadelphia to paint portraits.
Benjamin West (October 10, 1738 – March 11, 1820) was a British-American artist who painted famous historical scenes such as The Death of Nelson, The Death of General Wolfe, the Treaty of Paris, and Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky.
