Benjamin West, painting from 1760s to the 1810s, was a forefather of American painting. His works include neoclassical and American rococo paintings based on mythological and antiquitarian themes, many of which are recognizable. He also is also known for depictions of the settling of the New World, like Penn's Treaty with The Indians, and for portraits of the American Revolution.

Penn’s Treaty with the Indians, 1772

Agrippa Landing at Brundisium with the Ashes of Germanicus

Edward III Crossing the Somme

Cleombrotus Ordered into Banishment by Leonidas II, King of Sparta

Death on Pale Horse, 1796

Woodcutters in Windsor Park

Harvesting at Windsor

Johnson Saving Dieskau (1768)

Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye, 1776