William James Bennett, Weehawken from Turtle Grove

William James Bennett

British · 1787–1844 · Painter, Printmaker

William James Bennett (1787−1844), was a British-born painter and engraver, active in the United States from 1816. He was a founder member of the "Associated Artists in… (Wikipedia)

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William James Bennett (1787−1844), was a British-born painter and engraver, active in the United States from 1816. He was a founder member of the "Associated Artists in Watercolour" in 1808. and twelve years later was elected an Associate of the Water-Colour Society.

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Born 1787, LondonDied 1844, New York CityOccupation Painter, PrintmakerWikidata Q8013431 ↗ULAN 500021675 ↗Museum works 21

Also known as Bennett, W. J. Bennett, William J. Bennett

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

William James Bennett, Weehawken from Turtle Grove
Weehawken from Turtle Groveca. 1830 · Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New Yor…
William James Bennett, View of South Street, from Maiden Lane, New York City
View of South Street, from Maiden Lane, New York Cityca. 1827 · Watercolor on off-white wove paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New Yor…
William James Bennett, South St. from Maiden Lane
South St. from Maiden Lane1834 · Aquatint
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924 — Open Ac…
William James Bennett, Fulton Street and Market, New York
Fulton Street and Market, New York1834 · Aquatint
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924 — Open Ac…
William James Bennett, Fulton Street & Market, New York (The Bennett View of Fulton Street)
Fulton Street & Market, New York (The Bennett View of Fulton Street)1834 · Hand-colored aquatint
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New Yor…
William James Bennett, South Street from Maiden Lane, New York, in 1828
South Street from Maiden Lane, New York, in 18281834 · Aquatint
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New Yor…
William James Bennett, Baltimore Taken near Whetstone Point
Baltimore Taken near Whetstone Pointpublished 1831 · hand-colored aquatint with touches of engraving on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon —…
William James Bennett, Baltimore from Federal Hill
Baltimore from Federal Hillpublished 1831 · color aquatint with touches of etching, hand-colored, on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon —…
William James Bennett, Boston: From City Point near Sea Street
Boston: From City Point near Sea Streetcolor aquatint with touches of etching, hand-colored, on wove paper; laid down on heavy wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon —…
William James Bennett, Boston: From the Ship House West End of the Navy Yard
Boston: From the Ship House West End of the Navy Yardpublished 1833 · color aquatint with touches of engraving, hand-colored, on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon —…
William James Bennett, Niagara Falls from the Table Rock
Niagara Falls from the Table Rockpublished 1840 · hand-colored aquatint
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon —…
William James Bennett, Troy: Taken from the West Bank of the Hudson in front of the United States Arsenal
Troy: Taken from the West Bank of the Hudson in front of the United States Arsenalpublished 1838 · hand-colored aquatint with touches of engraving on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon —…
William James Bennett, The meeting of the Royal British Bowmen in the grounds of Erthig, Denbighshire
The meeting of the Royal British Bowmen in the grounds of Erthig, Denbighshire1823
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
William James Bennett, North west view of Waterloo Bridge, over the river Conway
North west view of Waterloo Bridge, over the river Conwayhttp
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
William James Bennett, View of Detroit in 1836
View of Detroit in 18361836
Detroit Institute of Arts ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Detroit Institute of Arts
William James Bennett, City of Washington: From beyond the Navy Yards
City of Washington: From beyond the Navy Yards
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · William James Bennett after George Cooke, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
William James Bennett, Niagara Falls from the American Side
Niagara Falls from the American Side
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · William James Bennett after John Robert Murray, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
William James Bennett, Richmond: From the Hill above the Waterworks
Richmond: From the Hill above the Waterworks
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · William James Bennett after George Cooke, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
William James Bennett, View of the Natural Bridge
View of the Natural Bridge1835
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · William James Bennett after Jacob C. Ward, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
William James Bennett, West Point, from above Washington Valley: Looking down the River
West Point, from above Washington Valley: Looking down the River
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · William James Bennett after George Cooke, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
William James Bennett, Solitude
Solitude1843 · Aquatint on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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