Portrait of the Drummond Family, Peter Auriol Drummond (1754-1799), Mary Bridget Milnes Drummond (1755-1835), and George William Drummond (1761-1807), c. 1776, Benjamin West, American, (active Britain), 1738 - 1820, 60 x 72 in. ( x cm) (canvas), Oil on canvas, United States, 18th century, Born in Pennsylvania, Benjamin West moved to Europe in 1760, studying primarily in Italy before settling in London in 1763. One of his first important patrons was Robert Hay Drummond, the Archbishop of York. Drummond attempted to raise an annual salary for West

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