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Benjamin West

1738 - 1820

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Benjamin West (October 10, 1738 – March 11, 1820) was a British-American artist who painted famous historical scenes such as The Death of Nelson, The Death of General Wolfe, the Treaty of Paris, and Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky. Entirely self-taught, West soon gained valuable patronage and toured Europe, eventually settling in London. He impressed King George III and was largely responsible for the launch of the Royal Academy, of which he became the second president (after Sir Joshua Reynolds). He was appointed historical painter to the court and Surveyor of the King's Pictures. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benjamin West is the 1,041st most popular painter (down from 1,035th in 2019), the 3,952nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,361st in 2019) and the 46th most popular American Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Benjamin West ranks 1,041 out of 2,023. Before him are Élisabeth Sophie Chéron, Roger Fry, Carlo Saraceni, Jaume Huguet, Thomas de Keyser, and Franz Pforr. After him are Toriyama Sekien, George Maciunas, Jacques Blanchard, Timarete, Wolf Huber, and Hans von Kulmbach.

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Among people born in 1738, Benjamin West ranks 18. Before him are Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Johann Hermann, Aleijadinho, William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Thomas Nelson Jr., and Jacques François Dugommier. After him are Richard Montgomery, John Singleton Copley, Jacques Delille, Jacques-André Naigeon, Leopold Hofmann, and Frederick Augustus, Duke of Nassau. Among people deceased in 1820, Benjamin West ranks 28. Before him are Augustin Barruel, Alexander Mackenzie, Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark, Arthur Young, Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, and Gerhard von Kügelgen. After him are Nguyễn Du, Antonín Vranický, Karl Ludwig Sand, Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, Ivan Gudovich, and Claudine Picardet.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Benjamin West ranks 3,952 out of 20,380. Before him are Nolan North (1970), Timothy Hutton (1960), Mary Tyler Moore (1936), Rosemary Clooney (1928), Walter Tewksbury (1876), and Harry F. Byrd Jr. (1914). After him are Shannon Lee (1969), Billy Porter (1969), Barry Bostwick (1945), Leslie Easterbrook (1949), Dean Jones (1931), and Bert Patenaude (1909).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Benjamin West ranks 46. Before him are Winslow Homer (1836), James Rosenquist (1933), Richard Estes (1932), Cy Twombly (1928), Gutzon Borglum (1867), and Allan Kaprow (1927). After him are Frederic Edwin Church (1826), Carl Andre (1935), Franz Kline (1910), N. C. Wyeth (1882), Cassius Marcellus Coolidge (1844), and John Singleton Copley (1738).

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