COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1917.946
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CMA_.1917.946
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1999
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1999
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Paintings
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Paintings
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Peale, Charles Willson
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Peale, Charles Willson
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
North American; American
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North American; American
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Role:
artist
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artist
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
1741 - 1827
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1741 - 1827
Creator Dates/Places
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Gender:
M
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M
Gender
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Creator Name-CRT:
Charles Willson Peale
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Charles Willson Peale
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
George Washington at the Battle of Princeton
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George Washington at the Battle of Princeton
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
c. 1779
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c. 1779
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1774
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1774
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1784
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1784
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
oil on canvas
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oil on canvas
Materials and Techniques
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Dimensions:
Unframed: 131cm x 121.6cm
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Unframed: 131cm x 121.6cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1917.946
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1917.946
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Membership Income Fund
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Membership Income Fund
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Provenance:
[probably James Tilghman (1743-1809), Maryland, by descent] Frisby Tilghman McKaig; (William Macbeth, New York).
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[probably James Tilghman (1743-1809), Maryland, by descent] Frisby Tilghman McKaig; (William Macbeth, New York).
Provenance
false
Context:
In 1779, with the War of Independence still unresolved, an optimistic Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania honored George Washington (1732-1799), commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, by asking him to sit for his portrait. This is one of several versions of this composition produced by Peale and his assistants in Philadelphia during a rally of enthusiasm for the American cause. Evoking the colonists' early success at the Battle of Princeton (January 1777), the lower left corner of the painting shows them in blue leading captured redcoats away from Nassau Hall. Curiously, these troops seem to march right into the pocket of the calm, collected leader. Symbolic devices like the horse gazing in adoration at Washington and the contrast at rightbetween the American banner above and the conquered flag below reinforce the patriotic message.
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In 1779, with the War of Independence still unresolved, an optimistic Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania honored George Washington (1732-1799), commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, by asking him to sit for his portrait. This is one of several versions of this composition produced by Peale and his assistants in Philadelphia during a rally of enthusiasm for the American cause. Evoking the colonists' early success at the Battle of Princeton (January 1777), the lower left corner of the painting shows them in blue leading captured redcoats away from Nassau Hall. Curiously, these troops seem to march right into the pocket of the calm, collected leader. Symbolic devices like the horse gazing in adoration at Washington and the contrast at rightbetween the American banner above and the conquered flag below reinforce the patriotic message.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1917.946.tif
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CMA_.1917.946.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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