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Charles Willson Peale

1741

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Smithsonian

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Birth yearWikidata· 92%✓

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/saam_XX108B
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (12)

Benjamin Franklin

1901 · mezzotint

Cleveland Museum of Art

George Washington at Princeton

1898 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

Mrs. John Nicholson (Hannah Duncan) and John Nicholson, Jr.

1790 · Oil on canvas

91.5 × 69.3 cm (36 × 27 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

John Nicholson

1790 · Oil on canvas

91.5 × 70 cm (36 × 27 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Arthur St. Clair

1780 · Watercolor on ivory

1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (4.4 x 3.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

General Henry Knox

1778 · Watercolor on ivory

2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in. (7.3 x 5.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mrs. Samuel Mifflin and Her Granddaughter Rebecca Mifflin Francis

1777 · Oil on canvas

50 1/8 x 40 1/4 in. (127 x 101.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ennion Williams

1776 · Watercolor on ivory

1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (3.8 x 3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

George Washington

1776 · Oil on canvas

95 x 61 3/4 in. (241.3 x 156.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

George Washington at Princeton

1774 · oil on canvas

Framed: 153 x 144 x 7 cm (60 1/4 x 56 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 131 x 121.6 cm (51 9/16 x 47 7/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Nathanael Greene

1772 · Watercolor on ivory

1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (4.5 x 3.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Margaret Strachan (Mrs. Thomas Harwood)

1768 · Oil on canvas

31 x 24 1/2 in. (78.7 x 62.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (3)

12 published of 12 catalogued · 12 with image

The Met
7 published7 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
3 published3 img
Art Institute Chicago
2 published2 img

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3 entries · 1 sources

George Washington at Princeton
1774 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Benjamin Franklin
1901 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
George Washington at Princeton
1898 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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