The Adoration of the Shepherds
Benjamin WestWW-1805-276888
1805·pen and brown ink with brown wash and blue gouache heightened with white on wove paper mounted to board·image: 22.9 × 32.9 cm (9 × 12 15/16 in.)
sheet: 34.7 × 44.7 cm (13 11/16 × 17 5/8 in.)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1805
- Dimensions
- image: 22.9 × 32.9 cm (9 × 12 15/16 in.) sheet: 34.7 × 44.7 cm (13 11/16 × 17 5/8 in.)
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Artist
- Benjamin West
Artist
Benjamin West
Painting
Benjamin West was an American-born 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
- 1805
- Dimensions
- image: 22.9 × 32.9 cm (9 × 12 15/16 in.) sheet: 34.7 × 44.7 cm (13 11/16 × 17 5/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1805-276888
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- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
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