Charles Willson Peale

Apr 15, 1741 - Feb 22, 1827

Charles Willson Peale was an American painter, soldier, scientist, inventor, politician and naturalist. He is best remembered for his portrait paintings of leading figures of the American Revolution, and for establishing one of the first museums in the United States.

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The Artist in His Museum (1822)

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The Peale Family

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Washington at Princeton (1779)

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George Washington after the Battle of Princeton

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Benjamin and Eleanor Ridgely Laming

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Portrait of John Hancock

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Belfield Farm

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Gouverneur Morris and Robert Morris

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