Charles Willson Peale / George Washington at the Battle of Princeton / c. 1779Charles Willson Peale
George Washington at the Battle of Princeton
c. 1779

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Creator Name: Peale, Charles Willson
Creator Qualifier: And workshop
Creator Nationality: North American; American
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1741 - 1827
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Charles Willson Peale
Title: George Washington at the Battle of Princeton
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1774
Creation End Date: 1784
Creation Date: c. 1779
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas
Dimensions: Unframed: 131cm x 121.6cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1917.946
Credit Line: Membership Income Fund
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Provenance: [probably James Tilghman (1743-1809), Maryland, by descent] Frisby Tilghman McKaig; (William Macbeth, New York).
Context: In 1779, with the War of Independence still unresolved, an optimistic Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania honored George Washington (1732-1799), commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, by asking him to sit for his portrait. This is one of several versions of this composition produced by Peale and his assistants in Philadelphia during a rally of enthusiasm for the American cause. Evoking the colonists' early success at the Battle of Princeton (January 1777), the lower left corner of the painting shows them in blue leading captured redcoats away from Nassau Hall. Curiously, these troops seem to march right into the pocket of the calm, collected leader. Symbolic devices like the horse gazing in adoration at Washington and the contrast at rightbetween the American banner above and the conquered flag below reinforce the patriotic message.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1917.946
AMICA Library Year: 1999
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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