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    		• West, Benjamin,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Wright, Benjamin
     
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    		• Occupation -- Science
     
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    		• Occupation -- Art
     
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    		• Occupation -- Law
     
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    		• Painting
     
     
    Benjamin Wright (1770-1842), (painting).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, painter.
    West, Benjamin, 1738-1820, painter. (formerly attributed to)
    Title: 
    Benjamin Wright (1770-1842), (painting).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1830.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Oil on canvas.
    Dimensions: 
    29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm).
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Wright, Benjamin -- Bust
    Occupation -- Science -- Engineer
    Occupation -- Art -- Architect
    Occupation -- Law -- Judge
    Object Type: 
    Painting
    Owner: 
    Restricted Owner, Annapolis, Maryland
    Provenance: 
    Formerly in the collection of Restricted Owner, Annapolis, Maryland
    Restricted Owner, Florida
    Remarks: 
    Benjamin Wright was an architect and engineer for the Erie Canal. He was a resident of New York City at various times between 1825 and his death in 1842, and he was also a judge in Rome, New York. The artist was formerly thought to be Benjamin West, but this was later determined to be in error.
    References: 
    Historic Annapolis, Inc. (Md.) Biap Survey, 1972.
    Restricted Owner, 2011.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAP 19040009
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