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 | Patience Lovell Wright by Robert Edge Pine oil on canvas Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Pine, Robert Edge |  Patience Wright, a Quaker widow from Bordentown New Jersey, looked to support her children by modeling in wax to produce lifelike figures of celebrities, exhibiting them with success in Philadelphia and New York. After a fire destroyed much of her collection, she went to England in 1772, where her artistic skill and engaging bluntness won her a... |
 | William Starke Rosecrans by Samuel Woodson Price 1868 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Price, Samuel Woodson | Description: Portrait of William Starke Rosecrans wearing his military uniform, his body facing front, his head turned to the left, and his gaze directed off to the left. He has a beard and moustache. |
 | Henry Laurens by William G. Armstrong c. 1835 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Armstrong, William G. | |
 | Thomas Sumter by William G. Armstrong c. 1835 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Armstrong, William G. | Thomas Sumter (August 14, 1734 – June 1, 1832) nicknamed the Carolina Gamecock, was a hero of the American Revolution and went on to become a longtime member of the Congress of the United States. Sumter was born in Virginia in 1734. His father was an emigrant from Wales. |
 | John Quincy Adams by William Hudson Jr. 1844 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Hudson Jr., William | Description: Portrait of John Quincy Adams seated in a red upholstered chair, his body turned to the left, his gaze directed toward the viewer, and a telescope held in his left hand. |
 | William Closson Self-Portrait by William Baxter Palmer Closson 1900 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Closson, William Baxter Palmer | |
 | George Fuller by William Baxter Palmer Closson oil on canvas Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Closson, William Baxter Palmer | |
 | John Merven Carrere by William DeLeftwich Dodge c. 1905 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Dodge, William DeLeftwich | Portrait of John Merven Carrere seated in a chair, his body turned to the right, his head turned to fact the viewer, his right arm resting on the arm of his chair, his hands folded in his lap. |
 | John Ericsson by Arvid Frederick Nyholm 1912 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Nyholm, Arvid Frederick | Before he came to the United States in 1839, the Swedish-born engineer and inventor John Ericsson revolutionized navigation with his development of the screw propeller. He achieved fame during the Civil War when he designed the ironclad warship Monitor, the federal response to the threat of the Confederate ironclad Virginia (the refitted USS... |
 | Arvid Frederick Nyholm Self-Portrait by Arvid Frederick Nyholm 1924 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Nyholm, Arvid Frederick |
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