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Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West in extra-illustrated form, 1820
This folder contains former volume 1, pages 76 to 150 of the extra illustrated version of John Galt's The Life, Studies and Works of Benjamin West. It contains correspondences, letters to and from West concerning the affairs of the Royal Academy of Arts, receipts, and pri...
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| Collection: | The Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West, Esq., by John Galt in extra-illustrated form (#3239) |
| Date: | 1820 |
| Box Number: | Box 1 |
| Folder Number: | Folder 5 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org) |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/13070 |
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This folder contains former volume 1, pages 76 to 150 of the extra illustrated version of John Galt's The Life, Studies and Works of Benjamin West. It contains correspondences, letters to and from West concerning the affairs of the Royal Academy of Arts, receipts, and prints of notable contemporaries and landscapes.Oversize pages are in box 3, folder 3. 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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