DETAILS
- Artist
- John Neagle
- Date
- 1823
- Location
- National Portrait Gallery
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THE ARTIST
John Neagle
John Neagle was a leading American portrait painter in 19th-century Philadelphia, known for his incisive psychological portraits and dazzling brushwork.
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