|
|
| & etc |
FEEDBACK
(C)1998-2012
All Rights Reserved.
Site last updated
13 January, 2012
|
|
|
| Benjamin West
(1738 - 1820)
| Timeline |
| 1738 |
Born 10 October in Springfield, Pennsylvania |
| 1738 |
Labelled a child prodigy when, at the age of six, he begins painting with a brush made from his cat’s tail |
| 1746 |
Paints in Philadelphia and New York for 13 years |
| 1754 |
His Quaker community approves art training for him |
| 1760 |
Travels to Italy |
| 1763 |
Settles in London |
| 1764 |
First exhibits at the Society of Artists |
| 1768 |
Helps found the Royal Academy of Arts |
| 1769 |
George III commissions the first of some sixty paintings |
| 1772 |
Appointed historical painter to the court |
| 1792 |
Elected president of the Royal Academy |
| 1802 |
Visits Paris |
| 1820 |
Dies 11 March in London |
|
| |
