Regency Portraits Catalogue
Benjamin West (1738-1820), History painter and President of the Royal Academy
- Gallery portraits
- All known portraits
- Biography and References
History painter and President of the Royal Academy 1792-1820 in succession to Reynolds.
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Alberts 1978Robert C. Alberts, Benjamin West, 1978.
Evans 1959
Grose Evans, Benjamin West and the Taste of his Times, 1959.
Evans 1980
Dorinda Evans, Benjamin West and His American Students, 1980.
Galt 1820
John Galt, Life of Benjamin West, 1820.
Park 1926
Lawrence Park, Gilbert Stuart, 4 vols., 1926.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Benjamin West, 1934.
Whitley 1932
William Whitley, Gilbert Stuart, 1932.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.