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West, Benjamin,
Recreation -- Leisure
History -- Ancient
Portrait male -- Caesar, Julius
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Other
Painting
Caesar Reading the History of Alexander's Exploits, (painting).
Artist:
West, Benjamin, 1738-1820, painter.
Title:
Caesar Reading the History of Alexander's Exploits, (painting).
Other Titles:
Caesar's Regrets While Reading the Life of Alexander, (painting).
Dates:
ca. 1771.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
37 x 39 1/4 in. (94 x 99.7 cm).
Inscription:
(Lower left:) B West / pinxit / 1769 signed
Subject:
Recreation -- Leisure -- Reading
History -- Ancient -- Rome
Portrait male -- Caesar, Julius
Occupation -- Political -- Statesman
Occupation -- Military -- General
Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2800 Grove Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23221 Accession Number: 64.23
References:
Collection Photographs, 1966.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1989.
"American Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts," Richmond, VA: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, in association with University of Virginia Press, Charlottesville, 2010, pg. 21.
Illustration:
Image on file.
"American Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts," Richmond, VA: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, in association with University of Virginia Press, Charlottesville, 2010, pg. 21.
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 55740077
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Paintings
55740077
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