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9.19: Charles Wilson Peale

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    Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of Charles Willson Peale’s Staircase Group.

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    The link to this video is provided at the bottom of this page.

    Charles Willson Peale, Staircase Group (Portrait of Raphaelle Peale and Titian Ramsay Peale), 1795, oil on canvas, 89-1/2 × 39-3/8 inches (227.3 × 100 cm), (Philadelphia Museum of Art).

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    • Peale, Staircase Group (Portrait of Raphaelle Peale and Titian Ramsay Peale). Authored by: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-americas/british-colonies/early-republic/v/charles-willson-peale-staircase-group-portrait-of-raphaelle-peale-and-titian-ramsay-peale-1795. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

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