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1) Benjamin West, born in Pennsylvania, British America on October 10, 1738 to March 11, 1820 (aged 81), was a British American artist who painted famous historical scenes.
2) When he was a child, Native Americans showed him how to make paint by mixing some clay from the river bank with bear grease in a pot. He was an autodidact, while excelling at the arts.
3) West expanded his repertoire by copying works of Italian painters such as Titian and Raphael direct from the originals. He conducted a Grand Tour since he had much in common with many artists, etc.
4) In 1766, West's idea of painting an altarpiece for St Stephen Walbrook was accepted. At around this time he also received acclaim for his classical subjects, such as Orestes & Pylades, etc.
5) He was known in England as the "American Raphael." His Raphaelesque painting of Archangel Michael Binding the Devil is in the collection of Trinity College, Cambridge.
6) He stated "Art is the representation of human beauty, ideally perfect in design, graceful and noble in attitude." Many American artists studied under him in London, including Ralph Earl & many others.
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