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Charles Willson Peale

82 works

Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) was an American painter and naturalist who painted many portraits of figures of the American Revolution and founded a museum in Philadelphia. Read more

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Full-length portrait of a man in blue uniform and yellow breeches leaning on a cannon, with a horse and flag under a dusky sk

George Washington

ca. 1779-81

Portrait of a uniformed officer with blue sash resting on a cannon, horse and flag behind, soldiers in distance.

George Washington at Princeton

c. 1779

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a blue military coat with red facings and a silver epaulette, in a gilt frame.

General Henry Knox

1778

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered hair in a blue coat and white cravat, set in a gold frame.

George Washington

ca. 1777

Portrait of a woman in a yellow silk gown with lace cuffs, pearl necklace and floral hair ornament, against a dark background

Margaret Strachan (Mrs. Thomas Harwood)

ca. 1771

Oil portrait of an older woman in a lace bonnet with a young girl in pink, seated together against a dark background.

Mrs. Samuel Mifflin and Her Granddaughter Rebecca Mifflin Francis

1777-80

Oval portrait miniature of a woman with upswept dark hair, white feather, lavender dress, in an ornate gold frame.

Mrs. Charles Willson Peale (Rachel Brewer)

ca. 1790

Seated man in tan coat beside red drapery and books, with a sailing ship on water visible through a window.

Samuel Mifflin

1777-80

Seated man in brown coat with powdered hair beside red chair, with sea, sailboats and lighthouse visible through window.

Thomas Willing

1782

Painting of a man with palette and brushes climbing stairs, with a boy peering over the railing above him.

Staircase Group (Portrait of Raphaelle Peale and Titian Ramsay Peale I)

1795

Portrait of a seated woman in a lace bonnet and black shawl, with a pastoral landscape visible through a window at right.

Rachel Leeds Kerr

1790

Half-length portrait of a man in a blue military coat with gold epaulettes, buff waistcoat and white cravat, against a dark b

George Washington (1732-1799), LL.D. 1781

1788

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in a white bonnet and a boy in a blue jacket sharing an open book.

Mrs. James Smith and Grandson

1770

Oil portrait of a man in blue military coat and buff waistcoat, with a sword, before a field, tents and a building.

George Washington at Princeton

1788

Mezzotint portrait of George Washington in military uniform before a flag with thirteen stars, with a horse and soldier at le

George Washington

1780

Amerigo Vespucci

1810

Oil portrait of a dark-haired man in a green coat, gold waistcoat and white cravat, resting his hand on a ledge.

Philip Key

1820

Oil portrait of a seated man in a gray coat holding a folded letter, with a quill pen and inkwell on a desk beside him.

Benjamin Harrison, Jr.

1780

Oil portrait of a man in a brown coat and striped waistcoat, with a dark landscape of trees and a waterfall behind him.

Rembrandt Peale

1810

Portrait of a seated woman in a brown dress, lace cap and blue ribbons, resting her arm on a table.

Anne Catharine Hoof Green

1760

Oil portrait of an older man in a white wig and dark coat before shelves of law books and red drapery.

Thomas McKean

1800

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a brown coat and yellow waistcoat, resting his hand on a red chair.

George Clymer

1800

David Ramsay

1770

Portrait of an older man in a blue coat pointing at a paper beside a brass telescope and books against red drapery.

David Rittenhouse

1790

Portrait of a seated man in a black gown and powdered wig, holding a quill, with a brass telescope and red drapery behind him

John Ewing

1780

Richard Henry Lee

1800

Oval portrait miniature of a man with grey powdered hair in a blue coat with gold epaulettes, set in a gold frame.

John Laurens

1780

Half-length oil portrait of an older man with white powdered hair, brown coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Charles Willson Peale Self-Portrait

1790

Oil portrait of an older man in a dark coat with gold epaulettes, with a palm tree and a sailing ship behind him.

William Moultrie

1780

Portrait of a grey-haired man in a dark coat and yellow waistcoat, holding a folded letter, seated in a wooden chair.

Elie Williams

1789

Oval portrait miniature of a man with powdered grey hair in a burgundy coat and white cravat, set in a gold frame.

Joseph Donaldson

1776

Oval miniature of two boys reading an open book beside a marble bust and column, with a sky and harbor view behind.

Matthias and Thomas Bordley

1760

Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) was an American painter and naturalist who painted many portraits of figures of the American Revolution and founded a museum in Philadelphia. Browse 82 works by Charles Willson Peale from 17 museums, free to download in HD.