The Life and Training of Abraham Delanoy Abraham Delanoy was a portrait painter whose technical foundation was built in the studios of London. Born in 1742, he traveled to England to study under the history painter Benjamin West. This move was significant; he was the second American to seek instruction from West. His presence in London placed him in the orbit of major figures of the era, and he may even be one of the young men depicted in Matthew Pratt's painting, The American School. The training he received under West provided a level of formal instruction that was rare for colonial artis…