Benjamin West|Edward Matthew Ward
Benjamin West's First Effort in Art, from "Illustrated London News"
May 12, 1849
Wood engraving
16.6 × 20.7 cm (6.5 × 8.1 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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