Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West in extra-illustrated form, 1820
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13066Date:
1820Image Description:
This folder contains former volume 1, pages 1 to 73 of the extra illustrated version of John Galt's The Life, Studies and Works of Benjamin West. It includes letters from the artist, prints of notable contemporaries, a ledger listing the workman employed and finances for the Potomack Company, and other primary source material which Galt collected to write the book. Most materials date between the 1750s and 1815. Oversize pages are in box 3, folder 1.John Galt wrote two volumes covering the life of Benjamin West. The first was published in 1816 and contains biographical information from West’s birth to his travels in Italy in the 1760s. The second volume contains West’s move to London and his subsequent career as historical painter to King George III, and ends with West’s death in 1820.
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Printed Matter; CorrespondenceCollection:
The Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West, Esq., by John Galt in extra-illustrated formRelated People or Organizations:
Benjamin West, 1730-1813 (relates to)Galt, John, 1779-1839 (author)