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Benjamin West

1738 - 1820

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Benjamin West (October 10, 1738 – March 11, 1820) was a British-American artist who painted famous historical scenes such as The Death of Nelson, The Death of General Wolfe, the Treaty of Paris, and Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky. Entirely self-taught, West soon gained valuable patronage and toured Europe, eventually settling in London. He impressed King George III and was largely responsible for the launch of the Royal Academy, of which he became the second president (after Sir Joshua Reynolds). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benjamin West has received more than 713,054 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Benjamin West is the 1,035th most popular painter (up from 1,070th in 2019), the 3,361st most popular biography from United States (up from 3,739th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular American Painter.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.80

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  • 3.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Benjamin West ranks 1,035 out of 2,023. Before him are Jean-Louis Forain, Li Cheng, Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin, Laurent de La Hyre, Adriaen van der Werff, and George Frederic Watts. After him are Anne Vallayer-Coster, Marcel Broodthaers, Georges Mathieu, Otto Freundlich, Jean-Baptiste Debret, and Gabriel von Max.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1738, Benjamin West ranks 16. Before him are Thomas Abbt, Arthur Phillip, Jacques François Dugommier, Aleijadinho, William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, and Johann Hermann. After him are Richard Montgomery, Jacques-André Naigeon, Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Jacques Delille, Frederick Augustus, Duke of Nassau, and Leopold Hofmann. Among people deceased in 1820, Benjamin West ranks 26. Before him are Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark, Alexander Mackenzie, Nguyễn Du, Daniel Boone, Anders Sparrman, and Arthur Young. After him are Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, Gerhard von Kügelgen, Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, Antonín Vranický, Karl Ludwig Sand, and Ivan Gudovich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Benjamin West ranks 3,361 out of 20,380. Before him are Kenny G (1956), Angélica María (1943), Paul Volcker (1927), Cynthia Nixon (1966), Pink (1979), and Dick Dale (1937). After him are Jennifer Lee (1971), Kristen Stewart (1990), Jim Beaver (1950), Tony Danza (1951), Benjamin Bratt (1963), and John Leslie (1945).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Benjamin West ranks 42. Before him are Will Sampson (1933), James Turrell (1943), Lee Krasner (1908), Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823), Winslow Homer (1836), and Franz Kline (1910). After him are Evel Knievel (1938), Barbara Kruger (1945), Gilbert Stuart (1755), Richard Estes (1932), Cassius Marcellus Coolidge (1844), and Robert Motherwell (1915).

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