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Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

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Exhibitions & Events
Featured exhibition:

Little Beasts: Art, Wonder, and the Natural World
Now on view
Art & Artists
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Benjamin West

American, 1738 - 1820

Displaying 13 - 24 of 35

Cross Section of a Gothic Church [verso]

Benjamin West

probably c. 1788

graphite and pen and brown ink Accession ID 1984.3.75.b

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Jephthah's Daughter

Benjamin West

1780-1810

pen and black ink, wash, and gouache on blue wove paper Accession ID 2015.19.721.a

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Study for "Jephthah's Daughter"

Benjamin West

1780-1810

pen and black ink on blue wove paper Accession ID 2015.19.721.b

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Study for The Battle of La Hogue [recto]

Benjamin West

1778

pen and brown ink on laid paper Accession ID 1991.90.1.a

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Study of Moses Striking the Rock and a Procession [verso]

Benjamin West

1778

black chalk on laid paper Accession ID 1991.90.1.b

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The Battle of La Hogue

Benjamin West

1778

oil on canvas Accession ID 1959.8.1

On View: NGA, West Building, M-061

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Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill)

Benjamin West

1776

oil on canvas Accession ID 1940.1.10

On View: NGA, West Building, M-062

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Cupid, Stung by a Bee, Is Cherished by his Mother

Benjamin West

1774

oil on canvas Accession ID 2014.136.93

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An Alpine Landscape with a Couple Seated by Trees Overlooking a Valley

Benjamin West

1760/1763

pen and gray ink on light gray laid paper Accession ID 1995.52.194

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Death of Iphigenia (?)

Benjamin West

possibly c. 1758/1759

pen and brown ink with gray and brown wash heightened with white on brown laid paper Accession ID 1979.20.128

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Mary Bethel Boude (Mrs. Samuel Boude)

Benjamin West

1755/1756

oil on canvas Accession ID 1964.23.8

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Dr. Samuel Boude

Benjamin West

1755/1756

oil on canvas Accession ID 1964.23.7

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