The Resource The paintings of Benjamin West, Helmut von Erffa and Allen Staley
The paintings of Benjamin West, Helmut von Erffa and Allen Staley
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- Summary
- Benjamin West was the first American-born artist to achieve international significance. From rural origins in the British colony of Pennsylvania, West became Historical Painter to George III and president of the Royal Academy in 1792. This volume proides the first fully-illustrated catalog of all West's paintings and more important drawings. The authors begin with a delineation of West's life and career spanning some 70 years and present 739 entries, documenting and illustrating the paintings as fully as possible
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 606 pages
- Note
- "A Barra Foundation book."
- Contents
-
- America 1738-1760
- Italy and England
- History painting, neo-classicism, George III, and the Royal Academy
- The death of General Wolfe and new directions in the 1770s
- Patronage and major commissions 1773-1801
- The venerable West, 1792-1820
- Catalogue. Historical subjects ; Mythological subjects ; Homeric and related subjects ; Subjects from Renaissance and modern literature ; Subjects from the Old Testament and Apocrypha ; Subjects from the New Testament ; Saints ; Allegorical subjects ; Decorative programs ; Genre subjects ; Landscapes ; Animals ; Miscellaneous studies ; Copies ; Portraits of West and family ; Portraits of the royal family ; Portraits of other identified subjects ; Portraits of miscellaneous groups ; Portraits of unidentified subjects
- Appendix I. West's paintings for the Royal Chapel in Windsor Castle
- Appendix II. History of the European settlements in America
- Isbn
- 9780300033557
- Label
- The paintings of Benjamin West
- Title
- The paintings of Benjamin West
- Statement of responsibility
- Helmut von Erffa and Allen Staley
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Benjamin West was the first American-born artist to achieve international significance. From rural origins in the British colony of Pennsylvania, West became Historical Painter to George III and president of the Royal Academy in 1792. This volume proides the first fully-illustrated catalog of all West's paintings and more important drawings. The authors begin with a delineation of West's life and career spanning some 70 years and present 739 entries, documenting and illustrating the paintings as fully as possible
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1900-1979
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Erffa, Helmut von
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- catalogs
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Staley, Allen
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- West, Benjamin
- Label
- The paintings of Benjamin West, Helmut von Erffa and Allen Staley
- Note
- "A Barra Foundation book."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographies and indexes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- America 1738-1760 -- Italy and England -- History painting, neo-classicism, George III, and the Royal Academy -- The death of General Wolfe and new directions in the 1770s -- Patronage and major commissions 1773-1801 -- The venerable West, 1792-1820 -- Catalogue. Historical subjects ; Mythological subjects ; Homeric and related subjects ; Subjects from Renaissance and modern literature ; Subjects from the Old Testament and Apocrypha ; Subjects from the New Testament ; Saints ; Allegorical subjects ; Decorative programs ; Genre subjects ; Landscapes ; Animals ; Miscellaneous studies ; Copies ; Portraits of West and family ; Portraits of the royal family ; Portraits of other identified subjects ; Portraits of miscellaneous groups ; Portraits of unidentified subjects -- Appendix I. West's paintings for the Royal Chapel in Windsor Castle -- Appendix II. History of the European settlements in America
- Control code
- 12665136
- Dimensions
- 32 cm
- Extent
- xii, 606 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300033557
- Lccn
- 85022500
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- Colby: Gift of Peter and Paula Lunder (Annex copy)
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- Label
- The paintings of Benjamin West, Helmut von Erffa and Allen Staley
- Note
- "A Barra Foundation book."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographies and indexes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- America 1738-1760 -- Italy and England -- History painting, neo-classicism, George III, and the Royal Academy -- The death of General Wolfe and new directions in the 1770s -- Patronage and major commissions 1773-1801 -- The venerable West, 1792-1820 -- Catalogue. Historical subjects ; Mythological subjects ; Homeric and related subjects ; Subjects from Renaissance and modern literature ; Subjects from the Old Testament and Apocrypha ; Subjects from the New Testament ; Saints ; Allegorical subjects ; Decorative programs ; Genre subjects ; Landscapes ; Animals ; Miscellaneous studies ; Copies ; Portraits of West and family ; Portraits of the royal family ; Portraits of other identified subjects ; Portraits of miscellaneous groups ; Portraits of unidentified subjects -- Appendix I. West's paintings for the Royal Chapel in Windsor Castle -- Appendix II. History of the European settlements in America
- Control code
- 12665136
- Dimensions
- 32 cm
- Extent
- xii, 606 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300033557
- Lccn
- 85022500
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- Colby: Gift of Peter and Paula Lunder (Annex copy)
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
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