Art, literature & historyBenjamin West
American, 1738 - 1820
Selected artwork
Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael
c. 1770
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Influenced by
- Anton Raphael Mengseditorial inference
Evidence
Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Nicolas Poussineditorial inference
Evidence
Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
Later influence
- Charles Robert Leslieeditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified.
- William Charles Rosseditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- William Alfred Delamotteeditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- John Trumbulleditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
Artworks by year
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Benjamin West. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- National Gallery of Art21 recorded works
- Tate12 recorded works
- Minneapolis Institute of Art6 recorded works
- The Cleveland Museum of Art4 recorded works
- Art Institute of Chicago3 recorded works
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art3 recorded works
- Smithsonian American Art Museum2 recorded works
- Allen Memorial Art Museum (AMAM), Oberlin, OH, US1 recorded work
- Hermitage Museum1 recorded work
- National Gallery of Canada1 recorded work
- National Portrait Gallery, London, UK1 recorded work
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts1 recorded work
- Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)1 recorded work
- Timken Museum of Art, San Diego, CA, US1 recorded work
- Walker Art Gallery1 recorded work
- Yale University Art Gallery1 recorded work