Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by William Thomas Fry, 1789–1843, British

after Benjamin West, 1738–1820, American, active in Britain (from 1763)

Published by Thomas Cadell the younger, 1773–1836, British
Title:
Benjamin West, Esq. President of the Royal Academy
Date:
1820
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 11/16 × 6 inches (22.1 × 15.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower center: "3/-"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.12717
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
solemn | posing | gaze | laurel crown | portrait | books | papers | cravat | collar | drapery | bust | sculpture | history painter | painter | artist
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38275