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Richard Henry Lee, Charles Willson Peale, c. 1795-1805
Charles Willson Peale, portraitCharles Willson PealeAmerican, 1741–1827

Richard Henry Lee

c. 1795-1805 · Painting

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Where is “Richard Henry Lee” now? National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian), East Gallery 142, Washington, D.C. Yes, on view now. Checked October 5, 2026.

National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian)

Washington, D.C., United States

RoomEast Gallery 142

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About the painting

Born Stratford, Westmoreland County, Virginia

National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian)

Details

Accession number
NPG.74.5

What it shows

Business and FinanceLegislatorsNeckwearNatural resources commerceDress accessoriesHome FurnishingsDesignColonial statesman

In the catalog

PaintingsOilAmerican paintingNeoclassicism18th century

Sources

In the life of Charles Willson Peale

The whole life

  1. 20 March 1794

    Son born: Charles Linnaeus Peale

  2. 15 October 1795

    Son born: Franklin Peale

  3. 1797

    Daughter born: Sybilla Miriam Peale Summers

  4. 2 November 1799

    Son born: Titian Peale

  5. 16 April 1802

    Daughter born: Elizabeth DePeyster Peale Patterson

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