Charles Willson Peale

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Place: Chester

Born: 1741

Death: 1827

Biography:

Charles Willson Peale (April 15, 1741 – February 22, 1827) was an American painter, soldier, scientist, inventor, politician and naturalist. He is best remembered for his portrait paintings of leading figures of the American Revolution, and for establishing one of the first museums in the United States. Peale was born in 1741 in Chester, Queen Anne...

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