St. Paul Shaking off the Viper
Benjamin WestWW-1758-525712
1758·Pen and brown ink with brush and tan wash, on cream laid paper with blue fibers tipped onto cream wove paper·30.4 × 37.6 cm (12 × 14 13/16 in.)
Gift of Margaret Day Blake
Catalogue
- Year
- 1758
- Dimensions
- 30.4 × 37.6 cm (12 × 14 13/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Benjamin West
Artist
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Benjamin West
Painting
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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- Benjamin West
- Year
- 1758
- Dimensions
- 30.4 × 37.6 cm (12 × 14 13/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1758-525712
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified