Benjamin West

After studying under these men, for some time, Peale traveled to London to learn under the artist Benjamin West. In 1767, Peale sailed back to America, and a few years later he, his wife Rachel, and their children moved to the town of Philadelphia. The year of 1776 saw Peale marching out with the Continental Army, and in due time, receiving the title of captain. After the war's completion, Peale briefly accepted a position as the Constitutional Society's president, before concluding that he preferred his artistic work to political work. Accordingly, during the years in direct succession of the war, Peal spent the majority of his time in his arts, rendering many scenes from his wartime experiences. As a result, "Washington, his officers, and the men of the Revolution are known today largely through Peale's eyes" (Encylopedia.com, Charles Peale)…

that time period. Artists focused on capturing important battles and deaths of important people on canvas. Two famous artists during this time period were Benjamin West and John Trumbull. Benjamin West was born in Pennsylvania in 1738, but left the colonies permanently to study art in Europe in 1759. He settled in England, where he served as King George III painter, and helped found the Royal Academy. John Trumbull, who was born in 1756 in Connecticut, spent some time in the Continental Army…

“Noah Sacrificing after the Deluge” is a magnificent piece of art by Benjamin West that was concluded in 1800. The portrait illustrates Noah sacrificing a goat to God on a shrine. Noah wore a maroon outfit and postured with his hands raised as though he was praying to God. Benjamin West finished a single painting in an hour- long sitting, after he had worked on a sketch. Benjamin West has created a background that helps the audience to create amore vivid image of the portrait. Benjamin West…

The Autobiography Of Benjamin Franklin Book Review In his book, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin , Benjamin Franklin discusses his life and all the things he has accomplished in it. Franklin lived in a time of radical and political change, beginning at a time when witch trials were prevalent throughout the Colonies, and ending in a time when electricity had become the new sensation and a newly independent nation takes its rightful place as the new world power. Benjamin Franklin was…

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. His father Josiah Franklin was a soap and candle maker. He had 17 children, 7 with his first wife Anne Child and 10 with his second wife Abiah Folger. Benjamin was the 15th child and the last son. (Biography.com) Franklin’s father intended for him to be a clergyman but he could only afford to send him to school for a year; clergyman needed years of schooling. (Ushistory.org) Ben attended Boston Latin School before being…

definitely deserves more recognition. Benjamin Franklin has definitely left a permanent mark in history that has affected everyone throughout our time. Benjamin Franklin may not have been born from greatness, but he definitely achieved it. On January 17, 1706 a baby was born, this baby may have seemed impotent, but he grew up to be a leader many know today by the name Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin grew up in Boston where he was raised up as a Puritan. A Puritan is a member of a group of English…

Join, or Die is a famous political cartoon; the picture was drawn by Benjamin Franklin and first published in his Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754. This original drawing that was published by the Gazette is the earliest recognized symbolic representation of the colonial unification produced by a British colonist in America. The cartoon above shows a snake dissected into eight pieces. Each piece is labeled with the name of one of the colonies. The position of each colony in the pictured snake…

Jeremy West Reeves ENG 251 20 October 2015 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin was written as a recollection of the life of a man that had an enormous impact on the formation of the United States of America and the principles which we are governed by to the present day. Franklin’s autobiography navigates us through his life, breaking down his ancestry, his childhood days, up until he was writing the autobiography. Franklin’s book shows us how he was…

However, this led to further uprising amongst the colonists such as the Boston Tea Party in 1773, which was the colonists’ attempt to abolish the Sugar Tax. On the other hand, violence and taxes were not the only players in the prelude to the Revolution. People had a significant influence in the events that led to the American revolution. Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Locke all contributed to revolutionary ideas. Thomas Paine published a book titled Common Sense in 1776 in which…

pictures joined by an adage - and exemplifications - figurative figures - to express their political needs. They utilized them as purposeful publicity instruments to draw together the nation's different people groups (who talked numerous dialects) to advance national political association, the best any expectation of securing freedom and equivalent equity for all. Benjamin Franklin was in charge of recommending the nation's first image - a local diamondback - and its first exemplification -…