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Grignion, Charles, 1717–1810
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Grignion, Charles, 1754–1804
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West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
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British Painting and the European Continent (Haus der Kunst Munich, 1979-11-20 - 1980-01-27)
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English Portrait Drawings & Miniatures (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-12-05 - 1980-02-17)
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The Anglo-American Artist in Italy 1750-1820 (University Art Museum, Santa Barbara, 1982-04-07 - 1982-05-09)
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The Tragic Muse - Art and Emotion, 1700-1900 (Smart Museum of Art, 2011-02-10 - 2011-06-05)
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Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Paetus and Arria
1766
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Charles Grignion, 1717–1810
Portrait study of John Inigo Richards, R.A
ca. 1771