# Richard Henry Lee, in 18th-century United States

Charles Willson Peale painted this in about 1795-1805, aged about 54. It is now at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.

From the museum's label:

> Born Stratford, Westmoreland County, Virginia

_Text from the National Portrait Gallery._

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## The work

- Date: c. 1795-1805
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: Stretcher: 75.6 x 63.8 x 3.2cm (29 3/4 x 25 1/8 x 1 1/4")
- Type: Painting
- Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, NPG.74.5
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Charles Willson Peale](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/charles-willson-peale), American, 1741–1827

Peale trained as a saddler in Maryland before turning to painting, and studied in London with Benjamin West. Back in America he served in the Revolutionary War and painted George Washington from life several times, along with many leaders of the new republic.

3 works in the collection.

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