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Davis, Samuel, 1760–1819
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West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
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Drawings & Watercolors
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male
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18th century-19th century
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black ink
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graphite
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watercolor
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marine art
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marine art
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saint
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Exhibition History
Benjamin West : Fidelia and Speranza (Timken Museum of Art, 2004-11-05 - 2005-02-27)
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Benjamin West and his American Students (National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian, 1980-10-06 - 1981-01-05)
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Benjamin West and his American Students (Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1981-01-30 - 1981-04-19)
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Painters and Engraving - The Reproductive Print from Hogarth to Wilkie (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-03-26 - 1980-06-22)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Benjamin West, 1738–1820
The Cave of Despair
1772
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Samuel Davis, 1760–1819
The Hurduar Looking Up the River
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Samuel Davis, 1760–1819
Ladrone Islands in the China Sea
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