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Charles Willson Peale American
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The sitter (1750-1806), a Boston bookseller and artillery expert who would achieve fame in General Washington's army, was painted by Peale at Valley Forge in late May 1778, just before the Battle of Monmouth.
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Title: General Henry Knox
Artist:
Charles Willson Peale (American, Chester, Maryland 1741–1827 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Date: 1778
Culture: American
Medium: Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions: 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in. (7.3 x 5.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of J. William Middendorf II, 1968
Accession Number: 68.222.5
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