Not currently on view
In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Benjamin West was born into poverty in rural Pennsylvania, the youngest of ten children, but rose to become the first American artist to train in Italy and command a successful career as a history painter in England.
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Hubert François Gravelot — Study for an Engraving of "Songs 
Lorenzo Lotto — Studie van een echtpaar
anonymous — Twee mannen en een vrouw met luit aan tafel
Philips de Koninck (Dutch, 1619–1688) — The Tric-Trac Player
George Murgatroyd Woodward — Country Lovers
Anonymous, French, 19th century — Three Peasants
Hubert François Gravelot — Study for an Engraving of "Songs 
Johann Christoph Liska — A Man Holding the Hand of a Woman, 
Hendrick Avercamp (Netherlandish, 1585–1634) — Two Gentlemen
Hubert François Gravelot — Study for an Engraving of "Songs 
Hubert François Gravelot — Study for an Engraving of "Songs 
Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640) — The Feast of Herod 
