The Artist's Family, (painting).

The Artist's Family, (painting).

West, Benjamin, 1738-1820, painter.

The Artist's Family, (painting).

20 1/2 x 26 1/4 in. (52.1 x 66.7 cm)

Portrait of the artist's brother and father seated at right, both with their hands folded in their laps. His wife Rachel is seated at left, holding their baby. Their oldest child stands at far left. The artist painted himself into the portrait at far right, holding a palette and wearing a silk dressing gown.

Portrait group -- Family

Portrait male -- West, Benjamin -- Self Portrait

Portrait female -- West, Benjamin, Mrs. (Rachel) -- Full length

Portrait male -- West, -- Child

Occupation -- Art -- Artist

Object -- Art Tool -- Palette

Yale University, Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520

Frank, Robin Jaffee, "Love and loss: American portrait and mourning miniatures," New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 2000, no. 26.

Yale Center for British Art, 1988.

Frank, Robin Jaffee, "Love and loss: American portrait and mourning miniatures," New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 2000, pg. 40.

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