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The most widely known painting by بنجامين ويست is موت الجنرال وولف (1770), in the collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario, تورونتو. The next entries are The Last Supper (1786) and The Bard (1778). The catalogue documents 360 works by بنجامين ويست; the 100 entries below are the best known, listed in rank order with date, holding museum and description.
موت الجنرال وولف: تحفة من الفن التاريخي السياق التاريخي والأهمية تعد لوحة "موت الجنرال وولف" للفنان بنجامين ويست عملاً أيقونياً يخلد لحظة مفصلية في التاريخ، وهي معركة كيبيك التي دارت رحاها في الثالث عشر من سبتمبر عام 1759. هذه المعركة، التي كانت جزءاً من حرب السنوات السبع، هي التي حسمت مصير المستعمرات الفرنسية في أمريكا الشمالية. وفي خضم هذا الصراع، أُصيب الجنرال جيمس وولف بجروح قاتلة بعد أن قاد القوات…
Benjamin West's "The Last Supper," painted in 1786, isn’t merely a depiction of a biblical event; it’s a profound exploration of human emotion and the genesis of faith. This monumental oil on canvas, currently residing at the Detroit Institute of Arts, transcends its historical subject matter to become a timeless meditation on betrayal, disbelief, and the quiet dignity of sacrifice. West, a pivotal figure bridging the worlds of Neoclassicism and…
Benjamin West's "The Bard," painted in 1778, is more than just a portrait; it’s a carefully constructed meditation on the role of the poet, the weight of classical learning, and perhaps, a subtle reflection of the burgeoning revolutionary spirit taking hold across the Atlantic. Measuring a modest 22 x 29 cm, this oak panel painting currently resides within the hallowed halls of Tate Britain in London, yet its impact resonates…
Benjamin West's "Alexander III of Scotland Rescued from the Fury of a Stag by the Intrepidity of Colin Fitzgerald" – often referred to as “The Death of the Stag” – is more than just a historical painting; it’s a visceral tableau of courage, loyalty, and the very essence of Highland legend. Completed in 1786, this monumental work, now residing within the Scottish National Gallery, transports us directly into a pivotal…
In St. George and the Dragon, Benjamin West orchestrates a scene of intense movement through a precise diagonal arrangement. The knight, mounted upon a rearing white horse, descends from the upper left toward the dragon positioned in the lower right. This structural choice directs the eye through the center of the struggle, emphasizing the momentum of the descent. The composition is tight and immersive, utilizing a close-up perspective that creates…
Benjamin West's "Death on a Pale Horse," painted in 1796, isn't merely a depiction of a biblical scene; it’s an immersive plunge into the heart of human anxiety and the sublime terror of impending doom. Born amidst the burgeoning intellectual currents of colonial America, West was a painter who defied easy categorization, seamlessly blending Neoclassical restraint with Romantic fervor. This particular work, one of three versions created around the same…
Benjamin West’s “The Death of Hyacinth,” completed in 1771, stands as a cornerstone of British Romanticism's nascent influence on the American artistic landscape. Currently residing within the Philadelphia Museum of Art, this monumental oil painting transcends mere depiction; it embodies an emotional resonance that continues to captivate viewers centuries later.
Benjamin West’s “Portrait of George, Prince of Wales, and Prince Frederick, later Duke of York” (1778) is more than just a likeness; it's a meticulously crafted tableau vivant offering a rare glimpse into the social dynamics and burgeoning political currents of 18th-century Britain. Housed within the walls of The Hermitage in St. Petersburg, this oil on canvas masterpiece transcends mere portraiture, becoming a study in power, familial connection, and the…
The forest air hangs heavy and still, thick with the scent of damp earth and ancient leaves. Within this dark, atmospheric woodland, a profound tragedy unfolds in a single, frozen moment of grief. A woman lies motionless across the lower half of the canvas, her pale skin catching a sharp, theatrical light that seems to pierce through the murky canopy above. She is draped in deep, ultramarine blue fabric, her…
The canvas bears the title The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise. Benjamin West applied oil to the surface in 1791. This work captures the heavy moment when Archangel Michael drives Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. The figures move away from the sanctuary, leaving the peace of the garden behind.
Joseph Banks1773 · Usher Art Gallery
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Paetus and Arria1766 · Yale Center for British Art
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Elizabeth West (née Shewell), and Her son Raphael1773 · Yale Center for British Art
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King Lear1788
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The Death of Chatham1778 · Yale Center for British Art
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Portrait of Dr. Enoch Edwards1750 · Brooklyn Museum
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The Artist and His Son Raphael1773 · Yale Center for British Art
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The Cave of Despair1772 · Yale Center for British Art
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Alfred the Third King of Mercia Visiting William d' Albanac
20
Sir Thomas Strange, 1756 - 1841. Chief Justice in Madras1799 · Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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King Lear1788 · معهد ديترويت للفنون
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Self-Portrait1818 · متاحف هارفارد للفنون
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George Harry Grey, Lord Grey (later the Fifth Earl of Stamford)1765 · متاحف الفنون الجميلة في سان فرانسيسكو
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The Apotheosis of Prince Octavius (1779-83)1783 · قصر باكنغهام
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Queen Philippa at the Battle of Neville's Cross1789 · معهد شيكاغو للفنون
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Portrait of a Man1794 · معهد شيكاغو للفنون
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Edward III (1312 1377) with the Black Prince (1330 1376) after the Battle of Crecy (1346)1789 · Royal Collection
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Prince Adolphus, later Duke of Cambridge, with Princess Mary and Princess Sophia1778 · قصر باكنغهام
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Cymon and Iphigenia1766 · Yale Center for British Art
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Portrait of the Drummond Family, Peter Auriol Drummond (1754-1799), Mary Bridget Milnes Drummond (1755-1835), and George William Drummond (1761-1807)1776 · متحف مينيابوليس للفنون
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The Indians Delivering up the English Captives to Colonel Bouquet near his camp at the folks of Muskingum, North America in November 17641769 · Yale Center for British Art
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Portrait of Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye1776 · المعرض الوطني للفنون
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Christ Showing the Little Children as the Emblem of Heaven1815 · متحف دالاس للفنون
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Queen Charlotte1777 · Yale Center for British Art
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Sarah Ursula Rose1756 · متحف المتروبوليتان للفنون
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Mr. John Utterson of Fareham, Hampshire1769 · USC Fisher Museum of Art
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Portrait of Admiral Ommaney1773 · National Gallery of Ireland
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Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael1770 · متحف كليفلاند للفنون
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Sir Edward Astley, 4th Baronet Astley of Hill Morton (1729-1802)1773
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Captain John Neale Pleydell Nott RN (1732-1781)1770
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The Artist's Wife, Elizabeth Shewell, Mrs Benjamin West (1741-1814) and their Son Raphael Lamar West (1769-1850)1770 · Blickling Hall
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The Continence of Scipio1766 · Fitzwilliam Museum
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Portrait of Miss Sarah Elizabeth Young, Subsequently Mrs. Richard Ottley1775 · LSU Museum of Art
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Study of the Lamentation on the Dead Christ1785 · Yale Center for British Art
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Charles Willson Peale (1741–1827)1768 · New York Historical Society
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Portrait of George, First Lord Lyttelton1772
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Earth
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Christ Healing the Sick in the Temple
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Mrs. Benjamin West and Her Son Raphael1767
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The Three Marys at the Sepulchre1783
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Christ healing the sick in the temple1780 · Fitzwilliam Museum
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Sketch for ‘The Ascension’1782
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The Last Supper1784
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St. Peter Denying Christ1778 · Royal Collection
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Queen Charlotte (1744-1818) with Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766-1828)1776 · Royal Collection
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Princess Augusta, Princess Elizabeth, Prince Ernest, Prince Augustus, Prince Adolphus and Princess Mary1776 · Royal Collection
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Augustus, Duke of Sussex1780 · Royal Collection
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Prince Octavius (1779-83)1783 · Royal Collection
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Queen Charlotte (1744-1818)1782 · Royal Collection
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William IV, when Prince William, and Edward, Duke of Kent, when Prince Edward1778 · Royal Collection
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Devout Men Taking the Body of Saint Stephen1776 · متحف الفنون الجميلة
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King Lear1789 · Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art
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British Manufactory; A Sketch1791 · متحف كليفلاند للفنون
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The Nativity1792 · Petworth House
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George III and Queen Charlotte1789 · Royal Collection
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Saint George Slaying the Dragon1787 · Royal Collection
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Edward III Entertaining his Prisoners1788 · Royal Collection
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The Bathing Place at Ramsgate1788 · Yale Center for British Art
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Edward, the Black Prince, Receiving King John of France after the Battle of Poitiers1788 · Royal Collection
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Cicero Discovering the Tomb of Archimedes1804 · معرض ييل الجامعي للفنون
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The Pilgrim Mourning His Dead Ass1800 · متحف الفنون الجميلة في هيوستن
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Saint John the Evangelist Called to Write the Revelation1797 · متحف الفنون الجميلة في هيوستن
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Milkmaids in St. James's Park, Westminster Abbey Beyond1801 · Yale Center for British Art
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Joshua passing the River Jordan with the Ark of the Covenant1800 · Art Gallery of New South Wales
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Cupid Stung by a Bee1802 · متاحف الفنون الجميلة في سان فرانسيسكو
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Phaeton asking Apollo to drive the Sun chariot1804
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Milkmaids in St. James's Park, Westminster Abbey beyond1801
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The Beast Riseth Out of the Sea1797
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Eagle bringing cup to Psyche1802
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Cupid Releasing Two Doves1798
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Hannah Presenting Samuel to Eli1800
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The Apotheosis of Nelson1807 · Yale Center for British Art
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Thetis Bringing the Armor to Achilles1805 · New York Historical Society
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Mrs Thomas Keyes and Her Daughter1806
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Narcissus and Echo1805
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Shah ‘Alam (Mughal Emperor 1759-1806) conveying the Grant of the Diwani to Lord Clive, August 17651818
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The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise1791 · معهد شيكاغو للفنون
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Portrait of Sir John Griffin Griffin1772
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Portrait of Captain Christopher Codrington Bethell1769 · Georgia Museum of Art
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Harvesting at Windsor
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The Conversion of St. Paul1786 · متحف دالاس للفنون
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Saul Before Samuel ^ the Prophets
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Cupid, Stung by a Bee, Is Cherished by his Mother1774 · المعرض الوطني للفنون
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The Artist and His Family1772 · Yale Center for British Art
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Katherine Clayton, Lady Howard de Walden1772
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Saint Michael and the Dragon1797 · Toledo Museum of Art
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Archangel Michael ^ Satan
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Cornelia Mother of the Gracchi Showing her Children as her only Ornaments
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The Fatal Wounding of Sir Philip Sidney
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Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds
The four subjects most frequently represented among these works, each with its best-known example.
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| المتحف | المدينة | أعمال بنجامين ويست | لوحات من هذه القائمة |
|---|---|---|---|
 Yale Center for British Art |
نيو هيفن | 16 | Paetus and Arria, Elizabeth West (née Shewell), and Her son Raphael, The Death of Chatham |
 Royal Collection |
لندن | 27 | Edward III (1312 1377) with the Black Prince (1330 1376) after the Battle of Crecy (1346), St. Peter Denying Christ, Queen Charlotte (1744-1818) with Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766-1828) |
 معهد شيكاغو للفنون |
شيكاغو | 4 | The Death of Procris, Queen Philippa at the Battle of Neville's Cross, Portrait of a Man |
 المعرض الوطني للفنون |
واشنطن | 10 | The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise, Portrait of Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye, Cupid, Stung by a Bee, Is Cherished by his Mother |
 معهد ديترويت للفنون |
ديترويت | 7 | The Last Supper, Death on a Pale Horse, King Lear |
 New York Historical Society |
مدينة نيويورك | 4 | Charles Willson Peale (1741–1827), Thetis Bringing the Armor to Achilles |
 متاحف الفنون الجميلة في سان فرانسيسكو |
سان فرانسيسكو | 3 | George Harry Grey, Lord Grey (later the Fifth Earl of Stamford), Cupid Stung by a Bee |
 متحف كليفلاند للفنون |
كليفلاند | 3 | Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael, British Manufactory; A Sketch |
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A single, steady gaze meets the viewer from the shadows of the late eighteenth century. Dr. Enoch Edwards sits in a three-quarter view, his presence defined by the sharp contrast between the dark, heavy velvet of his coat and the luminous white of his cravat. He holds a document, a pale rectangle of paper that catches the light, anchoring his hands within the composition. The light falls across his face…
The air in the room feels heavy, thick with the scent of old stone and impending finality. A man leans forward, his hand pressed against his forehead in a gesture of profound distress. He is a figure of slumped posture and quiet agony. Opposite him, a woman sits with a steady gaze. Her white garment catches the light, a sharp contrast to the deep, dark green drapery that hangs like…
موت الجنرال وولف: تحفة من الفن التاريخي السياق التاريخي والأهمية تعد لوحة "موت الجنرال وولف" للفنان بنجامين ويست عملاً أيقونياً يخلد لحظة مفصلية في التاريخ، وهي معركة كيبيك التي دارت رحاها في الثالث عشر من سبتمبر عام 1759. هذه المعركة، التي كانت جزءاً من حرب السنوات السبع، هي التي حسمت مصير المستعمرات الفرنسية في أمريكا الشمالية. وفي خضم هذا الصراع، أُصيب الجنرال جيمس وولف بجروح قاتلة بعد أن قاد القوات…
Benjamin West's "The Last Supper," painted in 1786, isn’t merely a depiction of a biblical event; it’s a profound exploration of human emotion and the genesis of faith. This monumental oil on canvas, currently residing at the Detroit Institute of Arts, transcends its historical subject matter to become a timeless meditation on betrayal, disbelief, and the quiet dignity of sacrifice. West, a pivotal figure bridging the worlds of Neoclassicism and…
Benjamin West's "Death on a Pale Horse," painted in 1796, isn't merely a depiction of a biblical scene; it’s an immersive plunge into the heart of human anxiety and the sublime terror of impending doom. Born amidst the burgeoning intellectual currents of colonial America, West was a painter who defied easy categorization, seamlessly blending Neoclassical restraint with Romantic fervor. This particular work, one of three versions created around the same…
Benjamin West, an American artist born in Springfield, PA, produced this Self-Portrait during his later years. Created in the United States/North America, the work dates to about 1818. It is an oil on wood panel that captures the artist's own likeness.
موت الجنرال وولف (1770), Art Gallery of Ontario, تورونتو. The following entries are The Last Supper (1786) and The Bard (1778).
32 years: بنجامين ويست was born in 1738 and موت الجنرال وولف is dated 1770.
موت الجنرال وولف, The Last Supper, The Bard, Alexander III of Scotland Rescued from the Fury of a Stag by the Intrepidity of Colin Fitzgerald (, St. George and the Dragon, Death on a Pale Horse, The Death of Hyacinth, Portrait of George, Prince of Wales, and Prince Frederick, later Duke of York, The Death of Procris و The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise. The list above records the date and holding museum of each.
The catalogue records 360 works by بنجامين ويست, dated between 1750 and 1818.
Principally in Yale Center for British Art (نيو هيفن), Royal Collection (لندن) و معهد شيكاغو للفنون (شيكاغو). The museum table above gives the full distribution.
In 1770s: 30 of the 100 works listed on this page are dated to that period, including موت الجنرال وولف.
The earliest dated work listed here is Portrait of Dr. Enoch Edwards (1750); the latest is Self-Portrait (1818).
Man (20), Woman (16) و Horse (6), out of the 100 works listed on this page.
Oil On Canvas, in 32 of the 100 works listed on this page.
Neoclassical art, as documented by the works on this page.
Paetus and Arria, Elizabeth West (née Shewell), and Her son Raphael و The Death of Chatham are among the 13 works on this page in the collection of the Yale Center for British Art, نيو هيفن.
Yes. Each work listed on this page can be ordered from its own entry as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a fine art print, in a size of your choice.
