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Short biography of the the American Neoclassical painter Benjamin West. |
The American Neoclassical painter Benjamin West born in Pennsylvania, Newtown Square, US, 1738. The Anglo American painter was a great artist in historical scenes. He had a little education en the painter was an autodidact. He worked and lived from 1746 till 1759 in Pennsylvania, the most of his Art works are portrait paintings. Benjamin met the the famous John Wollaston who cam from London. He went to Italy in 1760 where he studied and copied the works of the painters Raphael and Titian. Moved in 1763 to England for painting Royal Family portraits. In 1768 he befriended with Sir Joshua Reynolds, an English portraitist and went together to the Royal Academy of Arts. From 1806 till his death he was the president on the Academy. The American Neoclassical painter Benjamin West died in London, England, 1820. |
The American Neoclassical painter Benjamin West. |
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