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Painting Collection of the Maryland Historical Society
Mordecai Gist
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Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
Mordecai Gist c. 1774
Oil on canvas
29 59/64 x 24 51/64 in.(76.0 x 63.0 cm.)
Holding Institution: Maryland Historical Society
Accession: 1991-20
  About the Artist
  Artist: Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
  About the Artwork
  Medium: Painting
Description: Half-length portrait shows Mordecai Gist: man seated in side chair, holding book in right hand, his left hand inside jacket. He wears tricornered hat and Revolutionary War uniform of blue coat with gold braid and red collar. Image has beige-brown background.
Sitter's Life Dates: 1742-1792
Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: None
 
 
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