West, Benjamin, 1738-1820
Dates
- Existence: 1738 - 1820
Biography
Benjamin West (1738-1820), British North American artist.
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Benjamin West, Esqr. President of the Royal Academy of London: Dedicated to the Directors of the British Institution. W.J. Newton, Pinxt. C. Heath, Sct. , undated
Portrait of Benjamin West.
Copy of speech delivered to the Royal Academy, 28 February 1792, 1792 February 28
Speech delivered to the Royal Academy at a special meeting held after Reynolds' death.
Album of watercolors and drawings.
Fowler & Wells Portrait Posters for Physiognomy Lectures
A set of nineteen posters with 112 bust portraits depicting identified men and women, primarily authors, artists, scientists, monarchs, and religious and political leaders from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with a group of idealized heads illustrating characteristics identified by phrenologists.
Julius Ibbetson letter to Benjamin West, 1816 September 3
Concerning West's Death on a Pale Horse and Ibbetson's work in Masham.
Charles Robert Leslie Collection
The collection comprises sketchbooks, writings, and correspondence by Charles Robert Leslie (1794-1859) and his family.
Letter : London, to Henry Finck, 1797 Mar 16
ALS with address leaf.
Letter to Mr. West, [1790] April 8
Offering to send his coach if West wishes to accompany him to see the drawings in the collection of Mr. Hankey. Ingamells no. 200.
Verso: graphite sketch by West (23 x 26 cm).
Letter to Thomas Leslie, 1812 February 2
"Lines written by Mr. [Thomas?] Maurice on Mr. West expiring with his pencil in his hand.", undated
Jules David Prown papers
The papers consist of correspondence, subject files and writings documenting the professional career of Jules Prown in the field of art history.
Joshua Reynolds Archive
The collection comprises correspondence, notebooks, writings, and other manuscript material by or about the artist Joshua Reynolds.
John Trumbull papers
The papers consist of correspondence, legal and financial records, and writings which document the artistic career, business ventures, and personal life of John Trumbull. The papers also include correspondence, diaries, and financial and legal records of other Trumbull family members and of related Huntington, Lanman, Silliman, and Wadsworth family members. Files of Theodore Sizer containing his research material and writings on John Trumbull are also in the papers.
West's Picture Gallery, Newman St. London. G. Cattermole del. J. Le Keux sc. Published by Sherwood Jones & Co. April 1st 1824., 1824 April 1
View of West's Picture Gallery.
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