Elizabeth and her Son Raphael
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Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael
c. 1770
Original painting by Benjamin West
(American, 1738-1820)
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About the original painting and painter:
America, 18th century
Oil on canvas
Framed: 88 x 87.5 x 9 cm (34 5/8 x 34 7/16 x 3 9/16 in.); Unframed: 66.5 x 66.3 cm (26 3/16 x 26 1/8 in.)
Born in colonial America, West eventually became a court painter to George III of England.
DESCRIPTION
West was the first American artist to study in Italy, where he spent three years before permanently settling in London. He so admired the artistic ideals of the Italian Renaissance master Raphael that he named his eldest son after him, and he imitated Raphael’s celebrated Madonna of the Chair when composing this tender double portrait of his wife and child.
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