Benjamin West

American, 1738–1820

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Children eating cherries, 1800
oil on canvas
17.8 x 23.8 cm
Sep 22, 2023Sotheby's
Children eating cherries, 1800
oil on canvas
17.8 x 23.8 cm
Sep 22, 2023
Sotheby's
Master Discoveries
Lot 14
Study of a nymph
pen and brown ink and brown wash on grey paper;
19.9 x 16.4 cm
Jul 6, 2023Sotheby's
Study of a nymph
pen and brown ink and brown wash on grey paper;
19.9 x 16.4 cm
Jul 6, 2023
Sotheby's • London
Old Master & British Works on Paper
Lot 150
Thetis bringing the armour to Achilles, 1804
oil on canvas
68.6 x 51.5 cm
Jul 5, 2023Sotheby's
Thetis bringing the armour to Achilles, 1804
oil on canvas
68.6 x 51.5 cm
Jul 5, 2023
Sotheby's
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings Evening Auction
Lot 35
Cupid releasing two doves, 1798
oil on panel
143.3 x 99.7 cm
May 25, 2023Sotheby's
Cupid releasing two doves, 1798
oil on panel
143.3 x 99.7 cm
May 25, 2023
Sotheby's
Master Paintings and 19th Century European Art
Lot 70
Two large drawings connected to designs for the King’s Chapel, Windsor; A) The Death of Jacob B) Pharaoh and His Host Lost in the Red Sea, 1738
Both pen and brown ink on blue prepared paper, within black ink framing lines
55.5 x 81.0 cm
Apr 21, 2023Sotheby's
Two large drawings connected to designs for the King’s Chapel, Windsor; A) The Death of Jacob B) Pharaoh and His Host Lost in the Red Sea, 1738
Both pen and brown ink on blue prepared paper, within black ink framing lines
55.5 x 81.0 cm
Apr 21, 2023
Sotheby's
Cross-Currents in America: The Wolf Family Collection
Lot 631
A classical landscape, possibly The Messenger Announcing to Samuel the Loss of the Battle
Pen and brown ink and gouache, over black chalk
20.5 x 26.9 cm
Apr 21, 2023Sotheby's
A classical landscape, possibly The Messenger Announcing to Samuel the Loss of the Battle
Pen and brown ink and gouache, over black chalk
20.5 x 26.9 cm
Apr 21, 2023
Sotheby's
Cross-Currents in America: The Wolf Family Collection
Lot 633
Portrait of Joshua Iremonger, half-length, in a brown coat
oil on canvas
76.6 x 63.8cm (30 3/16 x 25 1/8in)
Dec 7, 2022Bonhams
Portrait of Joshua Iremonger, half-length, in a brown coat
oil on canvas
76.6 x 63.8cm (30 3/16 x 25 1/8in)
Dec 7, 2022
Bonhams • London, New Bond Street
Old Master Paintings
Lot 8
The Recovery of His Majesty in the Year 1789 《1789年英王病癒》
oil on canvas
73 x 99.1 cm. 28¾ x 39 in.
Dec 8, 2021Sotheby's
The Recovery of His Majesty in the Year 1789 《1789年英王病癒》
oil on canvas
73 x 99.1 cm. 28¾ x 39 in.
Dec 8, 2021
Sotheby's • London
Old Masters Evening Sale
Lot 30
Portrait of Prince William, later King William IV of Great Britain (1765–1837), when a midshipman, in naval uniform standing on the deck of HMS Prince George
oil on canvas
53.5 x 43.2 cm
Jul 7, 2021Sotheby's
Portrait of Prince William, later King William IV of Great Britain (1765–1837), when a midshipman, in naval uniform standing on the deck of HMS Prince George
oil on canvas
53.5 x 43.2 cm
Jul 7, 2021
Sotheby's
Old Masters Evening Sale
Lot 48
Portrait of Mrs. William Abercromby (b. 1743), half-length
oil on canvas
76.5 x 63.5 cm
Oct 29, 2019Christie's
Portrait of Mrs. William Abercromby (b. 1743), half-length
oil on canvas
76.5 x 63.5 cm
Oct 29, 2019
Christie's • New York
Old Master Paintings and Sculpture
Lot 756
Adam and the serpent
pen and brown ink on a prepared sheet
44 x 40.4 cm
Jan 31, 2019Christie's
Adam and the serpent
pen and brown ink on a prepared sheet
44 x 40.4 cm
Jan 31, 2019
Christie's • New York
Old Master & British Drawings
Lot 106
The procession of Queen Elizabeth to St. Paul's Cathedral after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1792
oil on canvas
43.1 x 65.9 cm
Dec 7, 2018Christie's
The procession of Queen Elizabeth to St. Paul's Cathedral after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1792
oil on canvas
43.1 x 65.9 cm
Dec 7, 2018
Christie's • London
Old Masters Day Sale
Lot 208
Theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven, 1775
oil on canvas
127 x 100.3 cm
Apr 19, 2018Christie's
Theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven, 1775
oil on canvas
127 x 100.3 cm
Apr 19, 2018
Christie's • New York
Old Masters Part II
Lot 130
THE ARTIST'S WIFE, ELIZABETH AND HER FRIEND MRS. BROUNKER, 1783
works on paper
12.1 x 17.9 cm
Jan 31, 2018Sotheby's
THE ARTIST'S WIFE, ELIZABETH AND HER FRIEND MRS. BROUNKER, 1783
works on paper
12.1 x 17.9 cm
Jan 31, 2018
Sotheby's • New York
Old Master Drawings including the Collection of Professor Egbert Haverkamp-Begemann
Lot 202
HECTOR TAKING LEAVE OF ANDROMACHE
works on paper
10.2 x 9.8 cm
Jan 31, 2018Sotheby's
HECTOR TAKING LEAVE OF ANDROMACHE
works on paper
10.2 x 9.8 cm
Jan 31, 2018
Sotheby's • New York
Old Master Drawings including the Collection of Professor Egbert Haverkamp-Begemann
Lot 222
Allegory
Brown ink, wash, gouache and graphite pencil on paper
34 x 46 cm
Apr 5, 2017Doyle New York
Allegory
Brown ink, wash, gouache and graphite pencil on paper
34 x 46 cm
Apr 5, 2017
Doyle New York • New York
American Paintings, Furniture & Decorative Arts
Lot 3
THE WISE MEN'S OFFERING
paintings
68.5 x 56 cm
Jan 27, 2017Sotheby's
THE WISE MEN'S OFFERING
paintings
68.5 x 56 cm
Jan 27, 2017
Sotheby's • New York
Master Paintings & 19th Century European Art
Lot 491
TWO ANGELS SINGING, 1783
works on paper
43 x 29.5 cm
Jan 25, 2017Sotheby's
TWO ANGELS SINGING, 1783
works on paper
43 x 29.5 cm
Jan 25, 2017
Sotheby's • New York
Old Master Drawings
Lot 90
TREE IN A FIELD WITH A BARN BEYOND
works on paper
12.1 x 17.6 cm
Jan 25, 2017Sotheby's
TREE IN A FIELD WITH A BARN BEYOND
works on paper
12.1 x 17.6 cm
Jan 25, 2017
Sotheby's • New York
Old Master Drawings
Lot 105
The Watercolorist
oil on canvasboard
41.28 x 58.42 cm
Nov 22, 2016Bonhams
The Watercolorist
oil on canvasboard
41.28 x 58.42 cm
Nov 22, 2016
Bonhams • New York
American Art
Lot 69
A Forlorn Couple (The Expulsion)
ink on laid paper
10 x 4 cm
Nov 19, 2016Brunk Auctions
A Forlorn Couple (The Expulsion)
ink on laid paper
10 x 4 cm
Nov 19, 2016
Brunk Auctions • Asheville
Auction
Lot 144
Mother and child - A study from nature, 1775
Pencil on paper
30 x 21 cm
Nov 17, 2016Eldred's Auctioneers
Mother and child - A study from nature, 1775
Pencil on paper
30 x 21 cm
Nov 17, 2016
Eldred's Auctioneers • East Dennis
Fall Americana and Paintings Auction
Lot 1447
Shakespeare. King Lear. Act III. Scene IV, 1793
engraving and etching
49 x 63 cm
Jun 14, 2016Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
Shakespeare. King Lear. Act III. Scene IV, 1793
engraving and etching
49 x 63 cm
Jun 14, 2016
Gonnelli Casa d'Aste • Florence
Stampe e disegni dal XVI al XX secolo, Dipinti dell'800
Lot 434
The wise men's offering
paintings
68.5 x 56.01 cm
May 26, 2016Sotheby's
The wise men's offering
paintings
68.5 x 56.01 cm
May 26, 2016
Sotheby's • New York
Old Masters
Lot 91
Jan 20, 2016Sotheby's
Jan 20, 2016
Sotheby's
Property from the Collection of Irvin & Anita Schorsch: Hidden Glen Farms
Lot 79
The Death of Wolfe
oil on canvas
85.8 x 109.3 cm
Oct 29, 2015Christie's
The Death of Wolfe
oil on canvas
85.8 x 109.3 cm
Oct 29, 2015
Christie's • London
Topographical Pictures
Lot 58
Male Nude ('Barberini Faun' Study)
pencil on bluish-gray laid paper
11.73 x 17.78 cm
Oct 23, 2015Aspire Auctions
Male Nude ('Barberini Faun' Study)
pencil on bluish-gray laid paper
11.73 x 17.78 cm
Oct 23, 2015
Aspire Auctions • Cleveland
Fine Art
Lot 95
Kneeling Figure
pencil on cream laid paper
25.5 x 25.81 cm
Jun 4, 2015Swann Galleries
Kneeling Figure
pencil on cream laid paper
25.5 x 25.81 cm
Jun 4, 2015
Swann Galleries • New York
American Art
Lot 3
Three Drawings of Male Figures
each pencil or pen and ink on paper
Jun 4, 2015Swann Galleries
Three Drawings of Male Figures
each pencil or pen and ink on paper
Jun 4, 2015
Swann Galleries • New York
American Art
Lot 4
Study of a Scull (Memento Mori)
pencil on cream wove paper
22 x 26.01 cm
Jun 4, 2015Swann Galleries
Study of a Scull (Memento Mori)
pencil on cream wove paper
22 x 26.01 cm
Jun 4, 2015
Swann Galleries • New York
American Art
Lot 2
Musidora and her two companions, Sacharissa and Amoret, at their bath espied by Damon
paintings
52.1 x 72.39 cm
Jun 4, 2015Sotheby's
Musidora and her two companions, Sacharissa and Amoret, at their bath espied by Damon
paintings
52.1 x 72.39 cm
Jun 4, 2015
Sotheby's • New York
Old Master Paintings
Lot 107
Group of 5 Landscape and Architectural Drawings, 1771
pen and ink and wash each on paper
Jun 4, 2015Swann Galleries
Group of 5 Landscape and Architectural Drawings, 1771
pen and ink and wash each on paper
Jun 4, 2015
Swann Galleries • New York
American Art
Lot 5
Moses Showing the Brazen Serpent, 1787
black chalk on buff paper mounted to contemporary laid paper
54 x 33.5 cm
Jul 24, 2014Bloomsbury Auctions
Moses Showing the Brazen Serpent, 1787
black chalk on buff paper mounted to contemporary laid paper
54 x 33.5 cm
Jul 24, 2014
Bloomsbury Auctions • London
Watercolours, Drawings and Prints
Lot 12
St. John the Baptist, 1787
black chalk on buff paper mounted to contemporary laid paper
53.49 x 32.51 cm
Jul 24, 2014Bloomsbury Auctions
St. John the Baptist, 1787
black chalk on buff paper mounted to contemporary laid paper
53.49 x 32.51 cm
Jul 24, 2014
Bloomsbury Auctions • London
Watercolours, Drawings and Prints
Lot 13
Queen Elizabeth going in Procession to St. Paul's Cathedral after the Destruction of the Spanish Armada, 1792
oil on canvas
43.1 x 65.89 cm
Jul 9, 2014Christie's
Queen Elizabeth going in Procession to St. Paul's Cathedral after the Destruction of the Spanish Armada, 1792
oil on canvas
43.1 x 65.89 cm
Jul 9, 2014
Christie's • London
Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale
Lot 215
Portrait of the Hon William Wellesley-Pole, 1777
oil on canvas
91.59 x 71.81 cm
May 22, 2014Christie's
Portrait of the Hon William Wellesley-Pole, 1777
oil on canvas
91.59 x 71.81 cm
May 22, 2014
Christie's • London
The Raglan Collection: Wellington, Waterloo and the Crimea and Works of Art from the Collection of the Marquesses of Londonderry
Lot 31
A portrait of John Grey, 1766
oil on canvas
76 x 63.5 cm
May 7, 2014Bonhams
A portrait of John Grey, 1766
oil on canvas
76 x 63.5 cm
May 7, 2014
Bonhams • New York
European Paintings
Lot 33
The death of General Wolfe
paintings
121.59 x 170.41 cm
Apr 30, 2014Sotheby's
The death of General Wolfe
paintings
121.59 x 170.41 cm
Apr 30, 2014
Sotheby's • London
Old Master & British Paintings
Lot 830
Angel of the Resurrection, 1801
lithograph
50.7 x 39.29 cm
Dec 3, 2013Christie's
Angel of the Resurrection, 1801
lithograph
50.7 x 39.29 cm
Dec 3, 2013
Christie's • London
Old Master Prints
Lot 103
Alfred the Great sends back the wife of Horstang and her two sons, taken in battle, to a Danish camp
black chalk and gray wash on paper
24.77 x 37.47 cm
Oct 26, 2013Stair Auctioneers & Appraisers
Alfred the Great sends back the wife of Horstang and her two sons, taken in battle, to a Danish camp
black chalk and gray wash on paper
24.77 x 37.47 cm
Oct 26, 2013
Stair Auctioneers & Appraisers • Hudson
English, American and Continental Furniture, Paintings and Decorations
Lot 448
Italian landscape
pen and ink, watercolor on laid paper
52.07 x 40.01 cm
Aug 25, 2013Brunk Auctions
Italian landscape
pen and ink, watercolor on laid paper
52.07 x 40.01 cm
Aug 25, 2013
Brunk Auctions • Asheville
The Collection of Philanthropist Mrs. Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans
Lot 308
The Ascension
works on paper
87 x 43.99 cm
Jul 3, 2013Sotheby's
The Ascension
works on paper
87 x 43.99 cm
Jul 3, 2013
Sotheby's • London
Old Master & British Drawings including French Masterworks from the Dormeuil Collection
Lot 178
Portrait Of Prince William (1776-1834), Later 2nd Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh, And His Elder Sister, Princess Sophia (1773-1844) Of Gloucester, 1779
paintings
152.5 x 213.51 cm
Jul 3, 2013Sotheby's
Portrait Of Prince William (1776-1834), Later 2nd Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh, And His Elder Sister, Princess Sophia (1773-1844) Of Gloucester, 1779
paintings
152.5 x 213.51 cm
Jul 3, 2013
Sotheby's • London
Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale
Lot 44
Romeo And Juliet
paintings
112.29 x 146.1 cm
Jan 31, 2013Sotheby's
Romeo And Juliet
paintings
112.29 x 146.1 cm
Jan 31, 2013
Sotheby's • New York
Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture
Lot 295
Lady with a Book Seated Beneath a Tree
pen and brownish-black ink on blue laid paper
25.1 x 18.39 cm
Jan 29, 2013Swann Galleries
Lady with a Book Seated Beneath a Tree
pen and brownish-black ink on blue laid paper
25.1 x 18.39 cm
Jan 29, 2013
Swann Galleries • New York
Old Master Drawings
Lot 292
The Messiah, 1814
paintings
129.49 x 99.49 cm
Dec 6, 2012Sotheby's
The Messiah, 1814
paintings
129.49 x 99.49 cm
Dec 6, 2012
Sotheby's • London
Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale
Lot 213
Angelica and Medoro
oil on canvas
131.45 x 76.2 cm
Nov 19, 2012Doyle New York
Angelica and Medoro
oil on canvas
131.45 x 76.2 cm
Nov 19, 2012
Doyle New York • New York
American Furniture, Decorative Arts & 19th Century Paintings Including Paintings fom the Estate of Lee B. Anderson
Lot 140
Crossing the stream
oil on canvas
76.53 x 63.83 cm
Nov 19, 2012Doyle New York
Crossing the stream
oil on canvas
76.53 x 63.83 cm
Nov 19, 2012
Doyle New York • New York
American Furniture, Decorative Arts & 19th Century Paintings Including Paintings fom the Estate of Lee B. Anderson
Lot 141
Washington's dream
pen and brown ink and pencil on cream laid paper
10.49 x 15.01 cm
Nov 15, 2012Swann Galleries
Washington's dream
pen and brown ink and pencil on cream laid paper
10.49 x 15.01 cm
Nov 15, 2012
Swann Galleries • New York
American Art - Contemporary Art
Lot 1
Study for Una and the lion
pencil and chalk on paper
15.24 x 17.78 cm
Sep 7, 2012Skinner
Study for Una and the lion
pencil and chalk on paper
15.24 x 17.78 cm
Sep 7, 2012
Skinner • Boston
American & European Paintings & Prints
Lot 436