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Charles Willson Peale

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Charles Willson Peale , 1741-1827, American portrait painter, naturalist, and inventor, b. Queen Annes County, Md. Early Life Apprenticed to a saddler in Annapolis, he became at 20 his own master and taught himself various other trades—watchmaking, silversmithing, upholstery, and sign painting. Forced into bankruptcy, he fled to Boston, where he worked for a short time in Copley's studio. After working with Copley, Peale returned to Annapolis to paint portraits of its wealthy citizens, a group of whom sent (1766) him to study with Benjamin West in London. Upon his return to America... Read more
Peale, Charles Willson (1741-1827)
Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) Artist Artist of the Revolution. Charles Willson Peale used his art to further the cause...Anne ’ s County, Maryland, Charles Willson Peale started out as a saddler before... Read more
Charles Willson Peale
Charles Willson Peale Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827), American painter...inventor and a museum founder. Charles Willson Peale was born in Queen Annes Country...Reading Charles Coleman Sellers, Charles Willson Peale (2 vols., 1947; 1 ... Read more

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