Engraving
- Title:
- Benjamin West P.R.A.
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 2010.501.1173
- Creator:
- Harlow, George Henry (1787-1819); Wellstood, William (1819-1900)
- Place of Origin:
- Cincinnati, OH
- Description:
- Engraving. Portrait of Benjamin West (1738-1820). Painted by George Henry Harlow (1787-1819). Engraved by William Wellstood (1819-1900). Steel engraving, printed on paper. Half-length portrait of old man with white hair, wearing white collar, black jacket; holding spectacles in right hand, holding another instrument in left; leaning right arm on stack of books; dark gray background. Decorative accent frame around portrait. "Painted by G. H. Harlow / Engraved by W. Wellstood" / "Benjamin West P.R.A. / Engraved expressly for the Ladies' Repository" printed beneath portrait. From The Ladies Repository: A Monthly Periodical; Devoted to Literature and Religion.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-10.2 W-6.4 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- West, Benjamin (1738-1820), Harlow, George Henry (1787-1819), Wellstood, William (1819-1900)
- Subjects:
- West, Benjamin
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