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George Washington at Princeton

by Charles Willson Peale · 1779

George Washington at Princeton by Charles Willson Peale

Artist

Charles Willson Peale was an American painter, military officer, scientist, and naturalist.

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Artwork

Washington at Princeton is a 1779 painting by the American painter Charles Willson Peale, showing George Washington after the Battle of Princeton. The original was commissioned by the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania for its council chamber in Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Peale made eight copies of the painting. The original, now owned by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, was completed in early 1779, when Washington sat for Peale in Philadelphia.

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Artist
Charles Willson Peale
Year
1779
Movement
Colonial Art
Country
United States
Location
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts