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Benjamin West

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Benjamin West

18th- and 19th-century English painter (1738–1820)

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About Benjamin West

Benjamin West was an American-born British painter who specialised in history painting, creating such works as The Death of Nelson, The Death of General Wolfe, the Treaty of Paris, and Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky.

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Occupation: painter, architectural drafter, artist
Position held: President of the Royal Academy of Arts, President of the Royal Academy of Arts
Citizenship: United States
Born: October 10, 1738, November 10, 1738
Died: March 11, 1820

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by After Benjamin West via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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