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The Disobedient Prophet, Benjamin West, 1793

The Disobedient Prophet

1793 · Drawing

Particulars

1793 · aged 55
17381820
Accession number
1984.3.74

Meanwhile, in the life of Benjamin West

The whole life
  1. 1791

    Surveyor of the King's Pictures

    West becomes Surveyor of the King's Pictures and remains so until his death.

  2. 1791 · Award

    Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

  3. 1792–1805

    Post: President of the Royal Academy of Arts

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Benjamin West, portraitBenjamin WestAmerican, 1738–1820

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National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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Aug 19, 2026
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What it shows

Old Testament1 Kings 13:11-32

In the catalog

Drawings & watercolorsPen and inkNeoclassicism18th centuryAmerican

Sources

  • National Gallery of Art
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Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill), Benjamin West, 1776

Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill)

1776 · National Gallery of Art

Portrait of the Drummond Family, Peter Auriol Drummond (1754-1799), Mary Bridget Milnes Drummond (1755-1835), and George William Drummond (1761-1807), Benjamin West, c. 1776

Portrait of the Drummond Family, Peter Auriol Drummond (1754-1799), Mary Bridget Milnes Drummond (1755-1835), and George William Drummond (1761-1807)

c. 1776 · Minneapolis Institute of Art

Hagar and Ishmael, Benjamin West, 1776, reworked 1803

Hagar and Ishmael

1776, reworked 1803 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Battle of La Hogue, Benjamin West, 1778

The Battle of La Hogue

1778 · National Gallery of Art

Portrait of George, Prince of Wales, and Prince Frederick, later Duke of York, Benjamin West, 1778

Portrait of George, Prince of Wales, and Prince Frederick, later Duke of York

1778 · State Hermitage Museum

Venus Consoling Cupid Stung by a Bee, Benjamin West, 1786

Venus Consoling Cupid Stung by a Bee

1786 · State Hermitage Museum

Moses Shown the Promised Land, Benjamin West, 1801

Moses Shown the Promised Land

1801 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Destruction of the Beast and the False Prophet, Benjamin West, 1804

Destruction of the Beast and the False Prophet

1804 · Minneapolis Institute of Art

Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478

Leonardo da Vinci

Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], c. 1474/1478

Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478

Leonardo da Vinci

Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], c. 1474/1478

Green Wheat Fields, Auvers, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Green Wheat Fields, Auvers, 1890

Girl in White, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Girl in White, 1890

Roses, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Roses, 1890

Self-Portrait, Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Vincent van Gogh

Self-Portrait, 1889

Farmhouse in Provence, Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Vincent van Gogh

Farmhouse in Provence, 1888

La Mousmé, Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Vincent van Gogh

La Mousmé, 1888

The Prophet Ezekiel, Giorgio Ghisi after Michelangelo, early 1570s

Michelangelo

The Prophet Ezekiel, early 1570s

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Prophet Joel, Giorgio Ghisi after Michelangelo, early 1570s

Michelangelo

The Prophet Joel, early 1570s

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Prophet Jeremiah, Giorgio Ghisi after Michelangelo, early 1570s

Michelangelo

The Prophet Jeremiah, early 1570s

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Prophets Hosea and Jonah, Raphael, c. 1510

Raphael

The Prophets Hosea and Jonah, c. 1510

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Joseph Sold into Slavery, John Skippe after Raphael, 1783

Raphael

Joseph Sold into Slavery, 1783

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Holy Family, Elisha Kirkall, after Giulio Romano, 1724

Raphael

The Holy Family, 1724

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Three Oriental Figures (Jacob and Laban?), Rembrandt van Rijn, 1641

Rembrandt van Rijn

Three Oriental Figures (Jacob and Laban?), 1641

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Abraham Entertaining the Angels, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1656

Rembrandt van Rijn

Abraham Entertaining the Angels, 1656

Not on view · National Gallery of Art