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Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) Richard Tilghman 1790
Oil on canvas
36 x 26 31/32 in. (91.7 x 68.5 cm.)
Bequest of Miss Agnes Riddell Owen Tilghman
Holding Institution: Maryland Historical Society
Accession: 1973-13-2
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This painting may not currently be on view at the Maryland
Historical Society.
Medium: Painting Description: Three-quarter length portrait shows Richard Tilghman: man with gray hair, seated sideways on federal chair, with left arm leaning on back. He wears black jacket and yellow waistcoat and breeches. Image has beige-red-brown background. Sitter's Life Dates: 1740-1809 Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: Signature, lower right: "C W Peale / Painted 1790"
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