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1862
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Christian Schussele

Benjamin West

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c. 1811-1824
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Charles Muss

Benjamin West, P.R.A.

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1810
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Sir Thomas Lawrence

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c. 1810-1816
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Samuel Finley Breese Morse
Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne

Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne

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1874
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George Peter Alexander Healy
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c. 1859
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