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Benjamin West
Nationality: 
american
Gender: 
Male
Birth Date: 
1738
Birth Place: 
Springfield, Pa.
Death Date: 
1820
Death Place: 
London, England
Born 1738 in Springfield, Mass. Died in London 1820. Lived in England after 1765. Second President of the Royal Academy, succeeding Joshua Reynolds
Christ Healing the Sick
Christ Healing the Sick
Cupid Stung by a Bee
Cupid Stung by a Bee
Genius Calling Forth the Fine Arts to Adorn Manufactures and Commerce
Genius Calling Forth the Fine Arts to Adorn Manufactures and Commerce
George Harry Grey, Lord Grey (later the Fifth Earl of Stamford)
George Harry Grey, Lord Grey (later the Fifth Earl of Stamford)
Jupiter and Semele
Jupiter and Semele
King Lear, Act III, Scene 4
King Lear, Act III, Scene 4
Portrait of a Woman
Portrait of a Woman
Self Portrait of Benjamin West
Self Portrait of Benjamin West
Shakespeare: Hamlet. Act IV, Scene V
Shakespeare: Hamlet. Act IV, Scene V
Shakespeare: King Lear. Act V, Scene III
Shakespeare: King Lear. Act V, Scene III
The Angel of the Resurrection, from Specimens of Polyautography, 1803
The Angel of the Resurrection, from Specimens of Polyautography, 1803
The Right Honorable George Lord Lyttelton
The Right Honorable George Lord Lyttelton
Untitled (Blind man reaching to young man carrying large fish, with a young girl behind
Untitled (Blind man reaching to young man carrying large fish, with a young girl behind
William I. Receiving the Crown of England
William I. Receiving the Crown of England

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