At the time of his death in 1820, Benjamin West was the most famous artist in the English-speaking world, and much admired throughout Europe. From humble beginn

First published in 1997. For this second edition of Art Books: A Basic Bibliography of Monographs on Artists, the vast number of new books published since 1985

Each life is fascinating in its own right, and each is used to brightly illuminate the historical context.

This one-volume edition contains both text and plates and includes corrections in the text and bibliography made since the books publication in 1987. There are