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John Dickinson

John Dickinson

Charles Willson Peale
Painting
1782?
Owner: Independence National Historical Park
Henry Knox

Henry Knox

Charles Willson Peale
Painting
1783?
Owner: Independence National Historical Park
George Washington (Bust-length of 1787 type)

George Washington (Bust-length of 1787 type)

Charles Willson Peale
Painting
1787
Owner: Virginia Museum of History and Culture

John Nicholson

Charles Willson Peale
Painting
1790
Owner: Art Institute of Chicago
John Witherspoon

John Witherspoon

Rembrandt Peale
Painting
1794
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Mrs. Samuel Matthews

George Washington

Unidentified Artist
Painting
c. 1800-1825
Owner: New-York Historical Society
George Washington (Last Bust Portrait type)

George Washington (Last Bust Portrait type)

Charles Willson Peale
Painting
c. 1795
Owner: Mead Art Museum, Amherst College
George Washington

George Washington

Unidentified Artist
Print
1797
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
George Washington and Charles Willson Peale

George Washington and Charles Willson Peale

Max Rosenthal
Print
1895
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Edgar L. Smith, Jr.

Robert Morris

Peter Teigen
Painting
1927?
Owner: Harvard University Portrait Collection
Baron von Steuben

Baron von Steuben

Miss Crawford
Painting
c. 1880-90
Owner: Historical Society of Pennsylvania
John Dickinson

John Dickinson

James Barton Longacre
Drawing
c. 1835
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Charles Willson Peale

Charles Willson Peale
Painting
1777-78
Owner: American Philosophical Society

Mordecai Gist

Charles Willson Peale
Painting
1770-72
Owner: de Young Museum
Zebulon Montgomery Pike

Zebulon Montgomery Pike

Unidentified Artist
Print
c. 1817-22
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Charles Willson Peale
Print
1787
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
George Washington

George Washington

Unidentified Artist
Painting
c. 1776-90
Owner: Rhode Island Historical Society

Robert Morris

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

William Harris Crawford

Charles Willson Peale
Painting
1818?
Owner: High Museum of Art
George Washington

George Washington

Unidentified Artist
Painting
c. 1787-1837
Owner: Historical Society of Pennsylvania
George Washington (Bust-length of 1779-1783 type)

George Washington (Bust-length of 1779-1783 type)

Charles Willson Peale
Painting
c. 1779
Owner: Mead Art Museum, Amherst College
John Adams

John Adams

Charles Willson Peale
Painting
1791-94
Owner: Independence National Historical Park

Staircase Group (Portrait of Raphaelle Peale and Titian Ramsay Peale)

Charles Willson Peale
Painting
1795
Owner: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine

Unidentified Artist
Print
1791
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

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    • United States. Army  351
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    • Peale, James  40
    • Rosenthal, Albert  26
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    • Paintings  932
    • Miniatures  155
    • Exterior views  90
    • Prints  45
    • Silhouettes  32
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