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Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael by Benjamin West, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael

Benjamin West (d. 1820)

c. 1770 · Painting, oil on canvas

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British Manufactory; A Sketch by Benjamin West, The Cleveland Museum of Art

British Manufactory; A Sketch

Benjamin West (d. 1820)

1791 · Painting, oil on paper mounted on wood

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George III by Benjamin West, The Cleveland Museum of Art

George III

Benjamin West (d. 1820)

1783 · Painting, oil on canvas

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Head of a Screaming Man (recto) by Benjamin West, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Head of a Screaming Man (recto)

Benjamin West (d. 1820)

1792 · Drawing, black crayon

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Head of a Screaming Man (recto); Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso) by Benjamin West, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Head of a Screaming Man (recto); Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso)

Benjamin West (d. 1820)

1792 · Drawing, black crayon

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Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso) by Benjamin West, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso)

Benjamin West (d. 1820)

1792 · Drawing, black crayon

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Portrait of Benjamin West by Thomas Lawrence, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Benjamin West

Thomas Lawrence (d. 1830)

1818 or later · Painting, oil on canvas

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Specimens of Polyautography:  The Angel at the Tomb of Christ by Benjamin West, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Specimens of Polyautography: The Angel at the Tomb of Christ

Benjamin West (d. 1820)

1801 · Print, lithograph

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Christ at Emmaus by Benjamin West, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Christ at Emmaus

Benjamin West (d. 1820)

c. 1760–1820 · Drawing, watercolor

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Death of Lucretia by Robert Dunkarton, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Death of Lucretia

Robert Dunkarton (d. 1817)

1770 · Print, mezzotint

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Dr. James Stuart; Mary Campbell Stuart by Gilbert Stuart, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Dr. James Stuart; Mary Campbell Stuart

Gilbert Stuart (d. 1828)

c. 1815 · Painting, oil on wood

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Mary Campbell Stuart by Gilbert Stuart, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Mary Campbell Stuart

Gilbert Stuart (d. 1828)

c. 1815 · Painting, oil on wood

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