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General William Smallwood

1785/1788
oil on canvas
overall: 73.8 x 61.1 cm (29 1/16 x 24 1/16 in.) framed: 93 x 80.7 x 10.2 cm (36 5/8 x 31 3/4 x 4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C.

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John Wilkes Mp

1768
Unknown
127cm (h) x 101.6cm (w)

United Kingdom Parliament

London, UK

notes
John Wilkes was a vociferous advocate of Parliamentary reform. He was expelled from the House of Commons and imprisoned, and as a result became a popular psyche a defender of freedom against tyranny of ministers and-by association-the Monarchy.
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David Garrick

1775
oil on canvas
35 in. x 28 in. (889 mm x 711 mm)

National Portrait Gallery

Washington, D.C.

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Catharine Macaulay

1775
oil on canvas
29 1/4 in. x 24 1/2 in. (743 mm x 622 mm)

National Portrait Gallery

Washington, D.C.

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Catharine Macaulay (1)

1775
oil on canvas
54 in. x 41 1/4 in. (1372 mm x 1048 mm)

National Portrait Gallery

Washington, D.C.

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Still Life With Palette And Brushes, Fruit And Flowers

circa 1760-70
oil on canvas
452 x 617 mm

Tate Gallery

London, UK

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George Washington

1785
oil on canvas
35 3/4 x 28 1/4 in.

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

notes
Description: Portrait of George Washington wearing his military uniform and standing in a landscape, his body turned to the left, his head turned to the left, and his gaze directed off to the left. In his raised right hand he holds a walking stick.
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Robert Morris

c. 1785
oil on canvas
92.4 x 74.6 x 3.8cm (36 3/8 x 29 3/8 x 1 1/2")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

notes
As the Second Continental Congress moved toward a vote for independence, Robert Morris, one of America's leading merchants, thought that the country was not ready for it. In the interest of colonial unity, Morris absented himself from the Pennsylvania delegation when the vote was taken on July 2, but added his signature to the embossed copy of the...
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George Read

1784
oil on canvas
91.5cm x 73.5cm (36" x 28 15/16")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

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Margaret Brown Stone

c. 1785
oil on canvas
67.3cm x 53.3cm (26 1/2" x 21")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

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