Benjamin West

18th- and 19th-century English painter (1738–1820)

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Images by Benjamin West

40 images from works
  • 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.

Images featuring Benjamin West

4 images from works
  • Benjamin West: portrait. Drawing, c. 1798, after B. West.
  • Twenty portraits of famous men. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.
  • Christ as the Man of Sorrows. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1798, after G. Reni.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist. Colour etching by C.M. Metz after G.F.M. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.

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Frequent collaborators

Valentine Green
Francesco Bartolozzi
William Sharp

Related topics

Soldiers
Christianity
Death
Healing - Religious aspects
Ships
Medicine in the Bible
War
Uniforms
Quebec City
Muzzle-loading firearms