Image

James Fittler

Portrait of Benjamin West

Description

Maker

James Fittler (British, 1758-1835), designer
George Henry Harlow (British, 1787-1819), painter

Title

Portrait of Benjamin West

Year

1817

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

engraving

Supports

Dimensions

53.2 x 39 cm (20 15/16 x 15 3/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in pencil in LR (inverted): "10.24.50A-1/Williard"
Verso: inscribed in pencil in LL corner: "L8146/am-" ; inscribed in LL of plate: "E. .402 E2" ; in pencil in UR: :33879"

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D./ MUSEUM/ OF ART surrounded by PROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLAND all inscribed in a circle

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Purchase: Anonymous gift

Object Number

51.017

Type

Use & Feedback

Image use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use.

Tombstone

James Fittler (British, 1758-1835), designer
George Henry Harlow (British, 1787-1819), painter
Portrait of Benjamin West, 1817
engraving
53.2 x 39 cm (20 15/16 x 15 3/8 inches) (plate)
Museum Purchase: Anonymous gift 51.017

To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.