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Portrait of Benjamin West

Thomas Lawrence1818 or later

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

This bust-length portrait of the prominent American artist, Benjamin West, was allegedly painted by Thomas Lawrence. Although its attribution remains uncertain, the portrait's style and execution recalls other portraits of West by Lawrence, including the full-length painting now in the National Gallery, London. This smaller version may have been created when West was at an advanced age, and no longer able to stand for extended periods of time. However, as an exact, yet more freely painted likeness of the London portrait, this version also may be a copy made by Lawrence or one of his pupils after the full-length version.

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  • Title: Portrait of Benjamin West
  • Creator: Thomas Lawrence (British, 1769-1830)
  • Date Created: 1818 or later
  • Physical Dimensions: Framed: 102 x 88.5 x 11 cm (40 3/16 x 34 13/16 x 4 5/16 in.); Unframed: 76.2 x 63.5 cm (30 x 25 in.)
  • Provenance: 1908 James Matthews (London, England), sold to Louis Kronberg, 1908;, 1908 - 1916 Louis Kronberg, possibly 1872 - 1965 (London, England), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1916.
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.2059
  • Medium: oil on canvas
  • Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
  • Culture: England, 18th century
  • Credit Line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
  • Collection: Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
  • Accession Number: 1916.2059
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