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Mrs. Michael Taney (Monica Brooke) by Charles Willson Peale

Mrs. Michael Taney (Monica Brooke)

Charles Willson Peale · 1770

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Artist
Charles Willson Peale
Date
1770
Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Culture
United States
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Charles Willson Peale

Charles Willson Peale, a Revolutionary War veteran and painter, captured the likenesses of America's founders and established one of the nation's first museums.

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