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Sir Benjamin West

Artist
John Downman, 1750 - 1824
Sitter
Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820
Date
c. 1775-95
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pierre noire lead pencil, white paint highlights, and gray wash
Dimensions
Sheet (estimate): 25 x 21.5cm (9 13/16 x 8 7/16")
Topic
Printed Material\Book
Interior\Interior with Exterior View
Printed Material\Papers
Home Furnishings\Curtain
Benjamin West: Male
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Art instructor
Benjamin West: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\History painter
Portrait
Credit Line
Owner: Musée du Louvre

This record is part of the Catalog of American Portraits, a research archive of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Permission to reproduce images (if available) must be obtained from the portrait owner. Please note that if an owner is listed above, this information may not be current.

Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
RF 4016 recto ML
Data Source
Catalog of American Portraits