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Portrait of the Drummond Family, Peter Auriol Drummond (1754-1799), Mary Bridget Milnes Drummond (1755-1835), and George William Drummond (1761-1807), c. 1776, Benjamin West, American, (active Britain), 1738 - 1820, 60 x 72 in. (152.4 x 182.88 cm) (canvas), Oil on canvas, United States, 18th century, Born in Pennsylvania, Benjamin West moved to Europe in 1760, studying primarily in Italy before settling in London in 1763. One of his first important patrons was Robert Hay Drummond, the Archbishop of York. Drummond attempted to raise an annual salary for West so that the artist could devote his time to producing grand historical paintings, rather than be confined to the lucrative work of portraiture. When this effort failed, Drummond introduced West to King George III, who recognized the artist's abilities and eventually appointed him Historical Painter to the King. West achieved tremendous fame and financial success in London and helped establish the prestigious Royal Academy in 1768.
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Portrait of the Drummond Family, Peter Auriol Drummond (1754-1799), Mary Bridget Milnes Drummond (1755-1835), and George William Drummond (1761-1807), c. 1776, Benjamin West, American, (active Britain), 1738 - 1820, 60 x 72 in. (152.4 x 182.88 cm) (canvas), Oil on canvas, United States, 18th century, Born in Pennsylvania, Benjamin West moved to Europe in 1760, studying primarily in Italy before settling in London in 1763. One of his first important patrons was Robert Hay Drummond, the Archbishop of York. Drummond attempted to raise an annual salary for West so that the artist could devote his time to producing grand historical paintings, rather than be confined to the lucrative work of portraiture. When this effort failed, Drummond introduced West to King George III, who recognized the artist's abilities and eventually appointed him Historical Painter to the King. West achieved tremendous fame and financial success in London and helped establish the prestigious Royal Academy in 1768.
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4828 x 4000 px | 55.3 MB
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40.9 x 33.9 cm | 16.1 x 13.3 in (300 dpi)
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1738-1820 • 1754-1799 • 1755-1835 • 1760 • 1761-1807 • 1763 • 1768 • 1776 • 18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • 18TH • ACTIVE BRITAIN • AMERICAN • AMERICANS • ANNUAL SALARY • ARCHBISHOP’S • ARCHBISHOP • ARTIST'S ABILITIES • ARTIST • ARTISTE • BENJAMIN WEST MOVED • BENJAMIN WEST • BORN • CANVAS • CITY OF LONDON • CONFINED • DEVOTE • DRUMMOND ATTEMPTED • DRUMMOND FAMILY • DRUMMOND INTRODUCED WEST • EEUU • EFFORT FAILED • EUROPA • EUROPE • EVENTUALLY APPOINTED • FINANCIAL SUCCESS • FIRST IMPORTANT PATRONS • GEORGE WILLIAM DRUMMOND • HELPED ESTABLISH • HISTORICAL PAINTER • ITALIA • ITALY • KING GEORGE III • KING • LONDON • LONDON. • LUCRATIVE WORK • MARY BRIDGET MILNES DRUMMOND • OIL • PENNSYLVANIA • PETER AURIOL DRUMMOND • PORTRAIT • PORTRAITURE • POTRAIT • PRESTIGIOUS ROYAL ACADEMY • PRODUCING GRAND HISTORICAL PAINTINGS • RAISE • RECOGNIZED • ROBERT HAY DRUMMOND • SETTLING • STUDYING PRIMARILY • TIME • U. S. A • UNITED STATES • USA • WEST ACHIEVED TREMENDOUS FAME • WEST • XVIII CENTURY • YORK
