Benjamin West

Ariadne's Gallery holds 73 works by Benjamin West, made between 1756 and 1819. Most belong to Rococo and Neoclassicism. The most common genres are portrait, religious painting and mythological painting. Compared with the rest of the collection, these works most often evoke joy and nostalgia.

Emotional profile

Sadness: 31 (collection average 34)
Joy: 53 (collection average 46)
Tension: 50 (collection average 48)
Anger: 21 (collection average 23)
Nostalgia: 51 (collection average 47)
Wonder: 44 (collection average 48)
Interest: 57 (collection average 57)

Styles

Rococo (2,857)
Neoclassicism (3,212)

Artworks

Sarah Ursula Rose, 1756 — Joy 64, Interest 66, Nostalgia 55
Self-portrait, 1758 — Joy 55, Wonder 50, Interest 55
Choice of Hercules between Virtue and Pleasure, 1764 — Tension 65, Anger 25, Nostalgia 45
Jacob Blessing Ephraim and Manasseh, 1766 - 1768 — Joy 55, Nostalgia 50, Interest 55
Mr. John Williams, 1766 — Joy 50, Nostalgia 50, Sadness 30
Pylades and Orestes Brought as Victims before Iphigenia, 1766 — Anger 61, Tension 80, Wonder 64
Charles Wilson Peale, 1767 - 1769 — Joy 55, Nostalgia 50, Interest 55
Mrs. Benjamin West and Her Son Raphael, c.1767 — Nostalgia 55, Tension 51, Sadness 35
Venus Lamenting the Death of Adonis, 1768 — Anger 70, Tension 80, Sadness 50
Self portrait, 1770 — Joy 80, Interest 76, Wonder 70
Portrait of Henry Middleton, c.1771 — Joy 65, Interest 60, Wonder 49
Mr. Robert Grafton and Mrs. Mary Partridge Wells Grafton, 1773 — Joy 55, Nostalgia 50, Interest 55
Sir Joseph Banks, 1773 — Joy 66, Interest 65, Wonder 55
Portrait Of Raphael West And Benjamin West Jr., 1775 — Joy 59, Interest 60, Nostalgia 50
Hagar and Ishmael, 1776 — Joy 55, Nostalgia 50, Interest 55
Helen Brought From Paris, 1776 — Joy 69, Interest 66, Nostalgia 55
Portrait of Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye, 1776 — Joy 71, Interest 65, Nostalgia 50
Queen Charlotte, 1776 — Joy 75, Interest 70, Nostalgia 60
Self portrait, 1776 — Joy 80, Interest 75, Wonder 70
The Golden Age, 1776 — Anger 41, Tension 60, Joy 50
Saul and the Witch of Endor, 1777 — Anger 70, Tension 75, Sadness 59
Portrait of George, Prince of Wales, and Prince Frederick, later Duke of York, 1778 — Joy 75, Interest 70, Wonder 55
Princes William and Edward, 1778 — Joy 69, Interest 65, Nostalgia 50
The Bard, 1778 — Joy 70, Interest 66, Wonder 56
George III of the United Kingdom, 1779 — Joy 55, Nostalgia 50, Interest 56
Portrait of Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom, with Windsor and the royal family in the background, 1779 — Joy 80, Interest 76, Wonder 70
Portrait of the Drummond Family, 1781 — Nostalgia 55, Joy 50, Anger 25
Portrait of Prince Octavius, 1783 — Joy 66, Interest 70, Nostalgia 60
Maternity, 1784 — Nostalgia 55, Tension 50, Sadness 35
Portrait of Ann Barbara Hill Medlycott, 1788 — Joy 50, Nostalgia 50, Sadness 30
Angels Announcing the Birth of Our Savior, 1790 — Joy 70, Nostalgia 55, Interest 60
Christ Showing A Little Child As The Emblem Of Heaven, 1790 — Nostalgia 55, Sadness 40, Tension 45
The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise, 1791 — Anger 60, Tension 80, Wonder 65
Dr. Enoch Edwards, 1795 — Joy 50, Nostalgia 50, Sadness 35
Harvesting at Windsor, 1795 — Joy 65, Nostalgia 50, Interest 60
Woodcutters in Windsor Park, 1795 — Tension 55, Anger 25, Joy 45
Death on the Pale Horse, 1796 — Sadness 85, Anger 70, Tension 80
Simeon with the Infant Jesus, c.1796 — Nostalgia 55, Joy 55, Interest 59
General Thaddeus Kosciusko, 1797 — Joy 50, Nostalgia 50, Tension 45
Mrs. Peter Beckford, 1797 — Nostalgia 55, Tension 55, Sadness 40
Peter Beckford, 1797 — Joy 55, Nostalgia 51, Interest 56
Elizabeth Calvert, c.1800 — Joy 70, Interest 60, Nostalgia 49
Calypso's Reception of Telemachus and Me, 1801 — Tension 54, Sadness 41, Nostalgia 51
Moses Shown the Promised Land, 1801 — Joy 56, Nostalgia 50, Interest 55
The Ascension, 1801 — Interest 85, Joy 85, Wonder 80
The Hope Family of Sydenham Kent, 1802 — Joy 65, Interest 65, Nostalgia 55
Venus Consoling Cupid Stung by a Bee, c.1802 — Anger 56, Tension 80, Nostalgia 75
Narcissus and Echo, 1805 — Anger 54, Tension 75, Wonder 60
The Angel of the Lord Announcing the Resurrection, 1805 — Joy 80, Interest 76, Wonder 70
Mrs. Thomas Keyes and Her Daughter, c.1806 — Nostalgia 60, Sadness 45, Tension 56
Thetis Bringing the Armor to Achilles, 1806 - 1808 — Joy 60, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Cupid and Psyche, 1808 — Tension 55, Joy 50, Nostalgia 45
John Eardley Wilmot, 1812 — Joy 55, Nostalgia 50, Interest 55
Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky, c.1816 — Tension 54, Joy 50, Nostalgia 50
Self Portrait, 1819 — Joy 81, Interest 75, Wonder 69
A Domestic Affliction — Tension 55, Sadness 40, Nostalgia 50
Benjamin Franklin — Sadness 70, Nostalgia 75, Tension 65
Central panel of a triptych (study for a window at St. Paul's Church, Birmingham) — Joy 64, Nostalgia 55, Interest 60
Christ Coming Up Out of the Jordan — Nostalgia 60, Sadness 45, Tension 50
Epponia giving bread to her husband Sabinus in concealment — Nostalgia 70, Sadness 60, Tension 55
Esau and Jacob Presented to Isaac — Joy 55, Nostalgia 49, Interest 55
Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds — Joy 55, Nostalgia 51, Interest 55
Genius Calling Forth the Fine Arts to Adorn Manufactures and Commerce — Nostalgia 55, Tension 55, Sadness 40
Gov. John Page of Virginia, Rosewell Plantation, Gloucester County, Virginia — Joy 49, Nostalgia 50, Sadness 30
Isaac's servant trying the bracelet on Rebecca's arm — Joy 55, Nostalgia 49, Interest 55
Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh — Nostalgia 60, Sadness 45, Tension 50
Portrait engraving of Robert Fulton, steamboat innovator — Joy 70, Interest 65, Nostalgia 56
Pylades and Orestes Brought as Victims before Iphigenia (detail) — Anger 59, Tension 79, Wonder 65
St. Peter Preaching at Pentecost — Joy 74, Interest 70, Nostalgia 55
The Brazen Serpent — Anger 50, Tension 70, Wonder 55
Thetis Bringing the Armor to Achilles — Joy 60, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Two Angels Singing — Anger 55, Tension 70, Wonder 60
William Markham — Joy 75, Interest 70, Nostalgia 60

Benjamin West

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