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Benjamin West, The Artists
Portrait of Benjamin West

Benjamin West was a U.S. History Painter born on October 10, 1738. West contributed to the Neoclassical movement, worked in England and died on March 11, 1820.

The Death of General Wolfe, Benjamin West

The Death of General Wolfe 1770

Erasistratus the Physician Discovers the Love of Antiochus for Stratonice, Benjamin West

Erasistratus the Physician Discovers the Love of Antiochus for Stratonice 1772

Isaac's servant tying the bracelet on Rebecca's arm, Benjamin West

Isaac's servant tying the bracelet on Rebecca's arm 1775

Helen Brought To Paris, Benjamin West

Helen Brought To Paris 1776

Death on the Pale Horse, Benjamin West

Death on the Pale Horse 1796

Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky, Benjamin West

Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky 1816

Anne-Louis Girodet, The ArtistsPortrait of Anne-Louis Girodet

Anne-Louis Girodet

A phenom works himself to death

1767 – 1824
Théodore Géricault, The ArtistsPortrait of Théodore Géricault

Théodore Géricault

Bigger is better

1798 – 1863
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The ArtistsPortrait of Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Making a living from etchings

1720 – 1778
17011900

Joseph Wright of Derby

Joseph Ducreux

Benjamin West

Angelica Kauffmann

Henry Fuseli

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