The Death of Epaminondas T-Shirt

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This is a reproduction of “The Death of Epaminondas” of 1773 by Benjamin West. The artist was born in Springfield, Pennsylvania in 1738 and had little formal education. He began painting portraits in Pennsylvania at the age of eight years and ten years later secured a patron who introduced him to other patrons. He became a friend of Benjamin Franklin and his patrons sent him to Italy in 1760 and in Rome he met a number of Neo-classical artists. He arrived in England in 1763 intending a short visit, but never returned to America. West’s arrival in England from Italy in 1763 occurred at a time when artists were seeking to create a distinguished national school of history painting. George III was eager to support such a goal and was also a keen supporter of the proposal to found a national academy for the teaching and display of arts: his patronage of West and the foundation of the Royal Academy in 1768 were closely intertwined. At the King’s instruction, ‘The Departure of Regul...

Troy Caperton was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1949. Raised in South Louisiana from 1953, he graduated from Baylor University in 1976 and pursued a Masters in History at the University of Louisiana until 1988 when he moved to Austin, Texas. For over ten years Caperton has been selling his original art and reproductions of original work and the masters through various portals on the Internet. One of his works won a Juror�s Prize at Austin�s Art Erotica in 2010. He has always been employed in helping positions and continues to produce works for the enjoyment of the public.