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Matthias and Thomas Bordley by Charles Willson Peale

Matthias and Thomas Bordley

Charles Willson Peale · 1767

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Artist
Charles Willson Peale
Date
1767
Location
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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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