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Peale, Charles Wilson, 1741-1827 [Oval portrait of George Washington]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.2098 Author/Creator: Peale, Charles Wilson, 1741-1827 Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: 1787 Pagination: 1 print ; b&w Order a Copy

One portrait of George Washington from an original painting by Charles Willson Peale. Text fills the oval frame that reads, "Late Commander in Chief of the Armies of the U.S. of America and President of the Convention of 1787."

Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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