Charles Willson Peale

For precedents Morse had his own earlier capitol interior, and he probably knew Charles Willson Peale's "The Artist in His Museum," also from 1822, now at The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Ushering the Old Masters Into the New World John Wilmerding 2011

In 1772 he had his portrait painted for the first time, and Charles Willson Peale executed the work at Mount Vernon.

George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

In 1772 he had his portrait painted for the first time, and Charles Willson Peale executed the work at Mount Vernon.

George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

"Mementos: Painted and Photographic Miniatures, 1750-1920" traces the popularity of pocket-size portraits created by greats such as John Singleton Copley and Charles Willson Peale.

Don't Miss: July 9-15 2011

In 1772 he had his portrait painted for the first time, and Charles Willson Peale executed the work at Mount Vernon.

George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

In 1772 he had his portrait painted for the first time, and Charles Willson Peale executed the work at Mount Vernon.

George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

The committee roster betrayed the political nature of the inquiry; it included Charles Willson Peale and Timothy Matlack; David Rittenhouse, a renowned astronomer and mathematician serving as state treasurer; J. B. Smith, twice appointed to Congress by the radical Assembly; and Thomas Paine—all Continentalists.

Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010

The same morning, a messenger went to ask Charles Willson Peale, who was a militia captain as well as a Constitutionalist leader, to come out and take charge of the action.

Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010

Some, like the astronomer and mathematician David Rittenhouse, and Thomas Young, a physician and former protégé of Sam Adams in Boston, had been active in the early drive to unseat the old Assembly; others, including the painter Charles Willson Peale, had little political experience, but were attracted by the ideas of democracy and the “New Man,” freed of the corruption and social forms of the old world, that the Revolution promised to raise up.

Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010

The Office of Finance: The two principals are depicted here in a dual portrait by Charles Willson Peale.

Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010