National Gallery of Art Fourth Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20565 Accession Number: 1942.8.39 (592)
Date:
Ca. 1776
Notes:
Miles, Ellen G., "American Paintings of the Eighteenth Century," Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1995.
National Gallery of Art, 1988, 1990.
"American paintings and sculpture: an illustrated catalogue," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1970.
Evans, Dorinda, "Benjamin West and his American students," Washington, D.C.: Published for the National Portrait Gallery by the Smithsonian Institution Press, 1980.
Summary:
Waist-length portrait of Benjamin West seated with one elbow leaning on a piece of paper on a table. He also holds a piece of paper in his other hand. He wears a blue coat and a round hat.
