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Benjamin West · 1775
Benjamin West: American, 1738 - 1820
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.
- William Sidney Mounteditorial inference
Evidence
The biography identifies Benjamin West as an artistic influence on William Sidney Mount. The passage concerns Mount’s early history paintings and interest in the Grand Manner. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
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
Sources 8
- National Gallery of Art
- Museum authority country review
- Museum authority country review
- SMK: exact creator authority reconciliation
- Tate Collection metadata (October 2014 snapshot)
- US museum and gallery creator authorities
- Expanded artwork research — official museum evidence
- UK painters — source authorities and selected artwork research
