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Portrait of General Giles

Object Details

Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Artist
Joseph Wright, born Bordentown, NJ 1756-died Philadelphia, PA 1793
Sitter
General Giles
Date
ca. 1785
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. David C. Acheson and John W. Castles III
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
29 5/8 x 25 1/8 in. (75.2 x 63.9 cm)
Type
Painting
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