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Benjamin WestWW-1775-525412
1775·Ivory guards and sticks, carved; paper mount, painted; gold leaf; metal pin with mother-of-pearl·28.8 × 50.4 cm (11 1/4 × 19 11/16 in.)
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Catalogue
- Year
- 1775
- Medium
- Ivory guards and sticks, carved; paper mount, painted; gold leaf; metal pin with mother-of-pearl
- Dimensions
- 28.8 × 50.4 cm (11 1/4 × 19 11/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Benjamin West
Artist
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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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- Benjamin West
- Year
- 1775
- Medium
- Ivory guards and sticks, carved; paper mount, painted; gold leaf; metal pin with mother-of-pearl
- Dimensions
- 28.8 × 50.4 cm (11 1/4 × 19 11/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1775-525412
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified