Italy
In 1760, sponsored by Smith and William Allen, reputed to be the wealthiest man in Philadelphia, West traveled to Italy where he expanded his repertoire by copying the works of Italian painters such as Titian and Raphael.
In Rome he met, and came under the influence of of the neo-classical artists Anton Rafael Mengs and Gavin Hamilton.
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