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Benjamin West: portrait. Drawing, c. 1798, after B. West.

Twenty portraits of famous men. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.

The paintings of Benjamin West / Helmut von Erffa and Allen Staley.

Richard Price. Line engraving by T. Holloway after B. West.

Moses with his rod and his brazen serpent. Engraving by J. Hall, 1793, after B. West.

Erasistratus, a physician, realising that Antiochus's (son of Seleucus I) illness is lovesickness for his stepmother Stratonice, by observing that Antiochus's pulse rose when ever he saw her. Mezzotint by V. Green, 1776, after B. West.

Saint Peter. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven, 1814, after H. Corbould after B. West.

The death of General Wolfe, at Quebec, in the background are soldiers and ships. Engraving by J. Rogers after B. West, the elder, 1770.

Samuel More. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1798, after Benjamin West.

Alexander the Great demonstrating his trust in his physician Philip of Acarnania by drinking a medicinal draught prepared by him despite allegations that it was a poison. Mezzotint by V. Green, 1772, after B. West, the elder.

Crowds gather as Christ heals sick people. Engraving by T. Phillibrown after B. West.

A woman doing her needlework next to a sleeping infant with an elderly couple in the background feeding chickens and resting, while a farmer is tilling the soil in the far distance; representing the Golden Age. Stipple engraving by G.S. & J.G. Facius after B. West.

Saint Paul landing on Malta (Acts. 27-28). Etching by F. Bartolozzi after B. West, 1791.

Erasistratus, a physician, realising that Antiochus's (son of Seleucus I) illness is lovesickness for his stepmother Stratonice, by observing that Antiochus's pulse rose whenever he sees her. Stipple engraving by G. Graham, 1793, after B. West.

Venus and Adonis. Mezzotint after B. West, 1767.

Saint Paul shipwrecked on Malta. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1791, after B. West.

Saint John the Baptist. Engraving by J. Landseer, 1796, after B. West.

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Erasistratus, a physician, realising that Antiochus's (son of Seleucus I) illness is lovesickness for his stepmother Stratonice, by observing that Antiochus's pulse rose whenever he sees her. Stipple engraving by G. Graham, 1793, after B. West.

Saint Peter. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven, 1814, after H. Corbould after B. West.

Venus and Adonis. Mezzotint after B. West, 1767.

Saint Paul shipwrecked on Malta. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1791, after B. West.

Saint John the Baptist. Engraving by J. Landseer, 1796, after B. West.