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Family of artists. Charles Willson Peale: portrait painter and engraver; Philadelphia, Pa. Studied in London with Benjamin West. Painted George Washington's portrait. Established Peale's Museum in 1786. Influential in the founding of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Father of Raphaelle, Franklin, Rubens, Rembrandt and Titian Ramsay Peale. Brother of James Peale.

From the description of Selected Peale family papers, 1803-1854. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122355174

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