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Artist
D. P. Pariset, 1740 - 1840?
Copy after
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820
Sitter
Raphael Lamar West, 1766 - 1850
Elizabeth Shewell West, 1741 - 1814
Thomas West, 1716 - 1792
John West, 1690 - 1776
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820
Date
1781
Type
Print
Medium
Stipple and line engraving
Dimensions
Image: 16.8 × 22 cm (6 5/8 × 8 11/16")
Sheet: 26 × 30.7 cm (10 1/4 × 12 1/16")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Tricorne
Interior\Domestic
Architecture\Door
Benjamin West: Male
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Art instructor
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\History painter
Raphael Lamar West: Visual Arts\Artist
Raphael Lamar West: Male
Elizabeth Shewell West: Female
John West: Male
Thomas West: Male
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
