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Category: Research
Empire in a Frame: The Cadwalader Family Portrait
The Charles Willson Peale portrait of John Cadwalader and his family contains the British Empire and the coming revolution in one object. From the canvas to the...
“A Moree Gown”
Every archivist, curator, and collections manager has come across– or perhaps just skimmed over– a document or object that really deserved a little ...
“To maiking a skcy blew sute”
How do you know when a painting is made? For Charles Willson Peale, diaries, letters, and receipts play a large role in determining when his portraits were made...
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