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John Hancock

John Hancock

Print
1776
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Sculpture
1777
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Jean-Baptiste Nini
Benjamin West

Benjamin West

Painting
1770
National Portrait Gallery
James Smith
George Washington

George Washington

Art Implement
c. 1775-80
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Johann Gottlieb Schmidt
John Hancock

John Hancock

Print
1775
National Portrait Gallery
William Smith
John Hancock

John Hancock

Print
1776
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Unidentified Artist
George Washington

George Washington

Print
c. 1775-90
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Justus Chevillet
Joseph Wright Self-Portrait

Joseph Wright Self-Portrait

Print
c. 1780
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Joseph Wright
Russell's American Almanack for the Year of our Redemption, 1790

Russell's American Almanack for the Year of our Redemption, 1790

Print
c. 1779
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Jacob Duché

Jacob Duché

Print
1779
National Portrait Gallery
Thomas Clarke
Samuel Griffin

Samuel Griffin

Painting
1770
National Portrait Gallery
Cosmo John Alexander
An Impartial History of the War in America, Vol. 2

An Impartial History of the War in America, Vol. 2

Book
c. 1782
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An Impartial History of the War in America, Vol. 1

An Impartial History of the War in America, Vol. 1

Book
c. 1782
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