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LOUIS LE BEGUE DE PRESLE, DUPORTAIL 1743-1802 by Charles Willson Peale, probably from life, c. 1781-1784 Oil on canvas. H 24, W 20 in (H 61, W 50.8 cm) Independence NHP INDE 14046 |
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About this Portrait: Charles Willson Peale may have painted Duportail's portrait for the Philadelphia Museum in late 1781, just after the subject received his promotion to major general and just before he left for France. The portrait may date to the period between Duportail's American return in late 1782 and his resignation from the Continental Army in late 1783. It is listed among those in the museum as advertised in the 13 October 1784 issue of the Freeman's Journal and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser. Although this painting has the flat appearance (caused by the rather vague facial modeling) usually associated with copy portraits, no other Peale portrait of Duportail is known. The silver and gold medal on salmon pink ribbon is the French Order of Merité Militaire. Ownership History: Listed in the 1795 Peale Museum catalog. Purchased by Townsend Ward (librarian of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania) at the 1854 Peale Museum sale. Purchased by the City of Philadelphia from Townsend Ward in 1854. |
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