Caption

Benjamin West (1738-1820) was an American-born British painter who settled in London in 1763. As a portrait painter, he changed the tradition of depicting sitters in classical costumes by showing them in contemporary dress instead. Copper engraving from 1830, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Date

Aug 02, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK24E47_173

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

35,1Mb (2,5Mb) / 10,2in x 13,3in / 3065 x 4000 (300dpi)

Keywords

1 person 1900s 19th century Benjamin West Britain British England Europe Great Britain Historic illustration Historical illustration London North Europe Northern Europe Partial View Portrait shot UK United Kingdom artist attire black characteristic cladding classic classical clothes clothing colouring contemporary copper engraving copy costume costumed cropped custom date depiction digital direct look disguise disguised drawing drawn dressed as dressed up engraved image engraving european facing camera former head head portrait head shot historic historical history illustration looking at camera looking at the camera looks at the camera looks in the camera looks into the camera masquerade masquerading nineteenth century one person portrait portrait photo reconstruction refurbishment replica replication representation reproduction restoration restoration work restored single person sketch tradition traditional travel photography typical vintage woodcut woodprint xylograph