This is my Beloved Son
1802
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1802
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This is my Beloved Son is a 1802 ink by Benjamin West, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a lithograph of a man in a long robe, standing on a rocky shore. He's looking down, his head in his hands. A bird flies above him. The sky is cloudy and the water is choppy. The man's robe is flowing in the wind, and his hair is messy. He looks sad or worried. The bird flying above him adds a sense of movement to the scene. This image is an example of Romanticism, a style that emphasizes emotion and drama. To learn more about this style, look up the Romanticism movement.
