philamuseum: Happy 282nd birthday to Benjamin West! Born in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, in 1738, West
philamuseum: Happy 282nd birthday to Benjamin West! Born in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, in 1738, West became a renowned history painter and the second president of England’s Royal Academy of Arts. “Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crafton,” 1773, by Benjamin West -- source link
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