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(1440 of 1912)

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Unidentified Man

Unidentified Artist
Painting
c. 1770
Owner: Smithsonian American Art Museum

William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland

Matthew Pratt
Painting
c. 1774
Owner: National Gallery of Art

Sarah Vanbrugh Livingston (Mrs. John Jay)

Unidentified Artist
Painting
c. 1780
Owner: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Schwartz

Mary Elizabeth Bellinger Elliott

Jeremiah Theus
Painting
c. 1766-74
Owner: Gibbes Museum of Art

John Quincy Adams

G. W. Folwell
Silhouette
n.d.a.
Owner: New-York Historical Society

Thomas Graeme, Jr.

John Hesselius
Painting
c. 1735-70

Joseph Willard

Unidentified Artist
Painting
1760-70
Owner: Winterthur Museum

Ann Jennings Johnson

John Hesselius
Painting
c. 1765-75
Owner: Maryland Historical Society
Sir Francis Bernard

Sir Francis Bernard

Unidentified Artist
Painting
mid-late 18th century
Owner: Unknown Owner
Elias Dayton

Elias Dayton

James Sharples
Painting
c. 1776-1811
Owner: Detroit Institute of Arts

Clement Biddle

Charles Willson Peale
Painting
1778
Owner: Private Collection
Richard Cocke

Richard Cocke

John Durand
Painting
1771
Owner: Private Collection
Edward Archer

Edward Archer

Unidentified Artist
Painting
c. 1770-80
Owner: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

General Reed At Whitemarsh

Charles Willson Peale
Painting
c. 1776
Owner: Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Christian Ludwig Benzien

Christian Ludwig Benzien

Unidentified Artist
Silhouette
late 18th century
Owner: Wachovia Historical Society
Richard Montgomery

Richard Montgomery

Unidentified Artist
Painting
c. 1775
Owner: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Elizabeth G. Dabney Bridges Stevens

Painting
c. 1775-85
Owner: Peabody Essex Museum

Unidentified Man

Unidentified Artist
Painting
c. 1770-90
Owner: Preservation Society of Newport County

Colonel Richard Cary

Charles Willson Peale
Painting
c. 1776
Owner: Private collection

Portrait of a Young Girl from the Beale Family

John Singleton Copley
Painting
c. 1780
Rosine Mary Schlosser

Rosine Mary Schlosser

James Claypoole Jr.
Painting
c. 1770-86
Owner: Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent
Silas Deane

Silas Deane

Charles Willson Peale
Painting
c. 1776
Owner: Connecticut Historical Society

John Eager Howard

Charles Willson Peale
Painting
c. 1782
Owner: Independence National Historical Park

Anne Pleasants Atkinson

John Durand
Painting
c. 1766-76

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    • Miniatures  331
    • Sculpture  181
    • Exterior views  176
    • Prints  101
    • Drawings  89
    • Silhouettes  32
    • Decorative arts  11
    • Medals  11
    • Maps  6
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