File:Richard Price West.jpg

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Benjamin West: Portrait of Dr Richard Price  wikidata:Q22977105 reasonator:Q22977105
Artist
Benjamin West (1738–1820)  wikidata:Q313498 q:en:Benjamin West
 
Benjamin West
Description American-British painter, architectural draftsperson and artist
Date of birth/death 10 October 1738 / 10 November 1738 Edit this at Wikidata 11 March 1820 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Springfield Township Edit this at Wikidata London Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
London, Roma, Philadelphia
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artist QS:P170,Q313498
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Title
Dr Richard Price, DD, FRS
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre portrait Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: The sitter is shown is his study, reading a letter dated 1784 from Benjamin Franklin, a close friend of Price over many years.Price recorded sitting for the portrait in his short-hand journal. The journal is now in the collection of the Nationial Library (NLW MS 20721A). This portrait is the only official image of this highly important moral philosopher. There exist three versions: this present oil painting, a contemporary version now at the Royal Society and a 19th century copy in the Collection of the National Museum of Wales. The frame was specially commissioned using funds provided by the Friends of the Library. It is a Maretti, gilded frame in a style contemporary with the painting.
Depicted people Richard Price Edit this at Wikidata
Date 1784
date QS:P571,+1784-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions 1850 x 875 mm
institution QS:P195,Q666063
Accession number
200500760 Edit this at Wikidata
Place of creation United States Edit this at Wikidata
Object history Christie's; Purchase; 27012005
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