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Title: Portrait of Benjamin West
Engraver:
James Fittler (British, London 1758–1835 Middlesex)
Artist:
After George Henry Harlow (British, London 1787–1819 London)
Publisher:
James Fittler (British, London 1758–1835 Middlesex)
Sitter:
Benjamin West (American, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 1738–1820 London)
Date: April 8, 1817
Medium: Mixed method engraving
Dimensions:
Plate: 22 1/4 × 15 1/2 in. (56.5 × 39.3 cm)
Sheet: 23 in. × 15 9/16 in. (58.4 × 39.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld, 1980
Object Number: 1980.1124.25
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