Benjamin West (Q3850)
Artist, Founder Member and Second President of the Royal Academy (1792 - 1805, 1806 – 1820), Painter to the court and Surveyor of the King's Pictures
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Artist, Founder Member and Second President of the Royal Academy (1792 - 1805, 1806 – 1820), Painter to the court and Surveyor of the King's Pictures
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1738-1820
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10 October 1738Gregorian
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11 March 1820Gregorian
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10 October 1738Gregorian
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11 March 1820Gregorian
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Born in Pennsylviania, USA, Benjamin West was an artist, founding member and second president of the Royal Academy in London (1792-1805, 1806-1820). He was also an historical painter to the Court of King George III (appointed in 1772-1801) and Surveyor of the King’s Pictures. He spent his childhood – from the late 1740s to the 1750s – painting portraits in Pennsylvania and New York with local ar
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