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Henry Knox

Henry Knox

Stanley Grant Middleton
Painting
c. 1910-30
Owner: Fraunces Tavern Museum

Josiah Quincy

Alexander Robertson James
Painting
c. 1927
Owner: Addison Gallery of American Art

William Samuel Johnson

Mary Carter Craven Johnson
Painting
1936
George Washington (Vaughan type)

George Washington (Vaughan type)

Unidentified Artist
Painting
n.d.a.
Owner: Chicago History Museum
George Washington (Athenaeum type)

George Washington (Athenaeum type)

Unidentified Artist
Painting
c. 1800-1933
Owner: Brooklyn Museum
George Washington

George Washington

Benjamin Osro Eggleston
Painting
c. 1890-1937
Owner: Bennington Museum
George Washington (Munro-Lenox type)

George Washington (Munro-Lenox type)

Unidentified Artist
Painting
n.d.a.
Owner: Chicago History Museum

William Samuel Johnson

James George Weiland
Painting
1935
Owner: Museum of Connecticut History

William Thornton

George Bagby Matthews
Painting
1930
Owner: U.S. Capitol
George Washington (Athenaeum type)

George Washington (Athenaeum type)

Alden Finney Brooks
Painting
c. 1870-1938
Owner: Chicago History Museum
George Washington (Athenaeum type)

George Washington (Athenaeum type)

Alice Matilda Reading
Painting
c. 1889-1939
Owner: Virginia Museum of History and Culture
George Washington

George Washington

Unidentified Artist
Painting
n.d.a.
Owner: Chicago History Museum

George Washington (Lansdowne type)

Unidentified Artist
Painting
early 20th century
Owner: New-York Historical Society

William Preston

Charles Xavier Harris
Painting
c. 1876-1936
Owner: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
John Jay in Judicial Robes

John Jay in Judicial Robes

Deane Keller
Painting
1938
Owner: John Jay Homestead State Historic Site

George Washington (Lansdowne type)

Emmaline Buchbalz
Painting
1936
Owner: Department of State, Florida

Josiah Quincy

Robert S. Chase
Painting
1938
Owner: The Bostonian Society - Old State House

Gilbert Stuart

P.P. Caproni & Brother
Sculpture
1931?
Owner: Redwood Library & Athenaeum
John Adams

John Adams

Unidentified Artist
Painting
1830-1930
Owner: Harvard University Portrait Collection

George Washington (Athenaeum type)

Unidentified Artist
Painting
c. 1850-1930
Owner: Preservation Virginia
George Washington

George Washington

Charles Michael Angelo Lang
Painting
c. 1890-1930
Owner: Naval Historical Center
George Washington (Athenaeum type)

George Washington (Athenaeum type)

Unidentified Artist
Painting
1796-1930
Owner: Harry Ransom Center
Henry Knox

Henry Knox

Unidentified Artist
Painting
19th-early 20th century
Owner: Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute

Matthew Clarkson

C. Bernard Pereira
Painting
c. 1920-30
Owner: Columbia University, Art Properties

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