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Charles Willson Peale's "Belfield": A History Of A National Historic Landmark, 1684-1984, James A. Butler
Charles Willson Peale's "Belfield": A History Of A National Historic Landmark, 1684-1984, James A. Butler
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From the Preface:
Artist, inventor, museum-keeper, naturalist, and polymath, Philadelphian Charles Willson Peale may not have been in a league of his own because of his achievements in so many diverse fields , but fellow members of that league of colonial overachievers would include such luminaries as Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson. (Peale painted all three, and from Belfield Peale conducted an extensive correspondence with Jefferson at Monticello.) Any home of people such as these would be of interest; moreover, Peale in his Belfield years self-consciously fashioned a land cape to express his personality. The account of Peale …
Charles Willson Peale At Belfield: A Guide To The Historic Farm, Caroline Wistar, Kateryna A. Rudnytzky
Charles Willson Peale At Belfield: A Guide To The Historic Farm, Caroline Wistar, Kateryna A. Rudnytzky
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History Of Belfield, Sarah Logan Wister Starr
History Of Belfield, Sarah Logan Wister Starr
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