William West, A column of oriental travelers scattered by a dust storm

William West

British · 1801–1861 · Painter, Draughtsman

William West (1801–1861) was an English oil painter and watercolourist who was a member of the Bristol School of artists. He was also the builder of the Clifton Observatory at… (Wikipedia)

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  1. William West, Figures By A Rocky RavineFigures By A Rocky RavineLawrences Auctioneers · £500≈ $669≈ €601Sign up to see
  2. William West, Waterfall and road to the saeter, oil on canvasWaterfall and road to the saeterBonhams · $638≈ £463≈ €544Sign up to see

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William West, Figures By A Rocky Ravine
Figures By A Rocky Ravine
Lawrences Auctioneers · Sep 24, 2024
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William West, Waterfall and road to the saeter, oil on canvas
Waterfall and road to the saeter
Bonhams · Aug 18, 2021
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William West, Waterfall and road to the saeter, oil on canvas
Waterfall and road to the saeter
Bonhams · Nov 12, 2020
William West, Waterfall and road to the saeter, oil on canvas
Waterfall and road to the saeter
Bonhams · Jul 13, 2020
William West, bosgezicht met figuren, West 20e eeuw, olieverf op paneel, bosgezicht met huizen en figuren 20x25cm
bosgezicht met figuren
Twents Veilinghuis · Jul 1, 2011
William West, bosgezicht met figuren, West 20e eeuw, olieverf op paneel, bosgezicht met huizen en figuren 20x25cm
bosgezicht met figuren
Twents Veilinghuis · Apr 8, 2011

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 West, A column of oriental travelers scattered by a dust storm
A column of oriental travelers scattered by a dust storm1820–40 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mary Oenslager Fund, 2007 — Open Access (CC0)
William West, A Rocky Coast by Moonlight
A Rocky Coast by Moonlightlate 1820s · brown wash with blotting and surface scraping on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
William West, Newstead Abbey
Newstead Abbey1850
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/db839ede8fff616b3ca55810b5288c40 ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…
William West, A View in Radnorshire
A View in Radnorshire1841
National Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Trust
William West, Soldiers in Costume of the Middle Ages around a Blazing Idol
Soldiers in Costume of the Middle Ages around a Blazing Idol
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William West, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
William West, A Far Eastern Subject with Palm Trees and Figures on Shore or in Small Rowing Boats
A Far Eastern Subject with Palm Trees and Figures on Shore or in Small Rowing Boats
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William West, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
William West, Bowmen at a Moonlit Lake Shooting Wildfowl
Bowmen at a Moonlit Lake Shooting Wildfowl
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William West, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
William West, An Island with Returning Birds at Nightfall
An Island with Returning Birds at Nightfall
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William West, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
William West, The Avon Gorge from the Summit of the Observatory, Clifton
The Avon Gorge from the Summit of the Observatory, Clifton1834
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery
William West, Cheyne Beach, Ilfracombe  (Slate Rocks at Ilfracombe)
Cheyne Beach, Ilfracombe (Slate Rocks at Ilfracombe)1845
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery
William West, Misty Mountains
Misty Mountainsn.d. · Brush and brown wash heightened with white gouache, over touches of graphite, on tan wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

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