George Washington — Anna Claypoole Peale

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Artist: Anna Claypoole Peale
Date: 1791
Medium: Watercolor on ivory
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions: 3 x 2 7/16 in. (7.7 x 6.2 cm)
Collection: The American Wing
Culture: American
Credit line: Gift of Gloria Manney, 2006

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