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    This document contains summaries of portraits painted by Charles Wilson Peale of notable individuals from Maryland who played important roles in the American Revolutionary War and early government. It includes portraits of signers of the Declaration of Independence like Charles Carroll and William Paca. It also features portraits of military leaders such as Brigadier General Mordecai Gist, General John Eager Howard, and Major General William Smallwood. The document pays tribute to the contributions of these Maryland figures and the artwork of Peale that commemorated them.

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    This document contains summaries of portraits painted by Charles Wilson Peale of notable individuals from Maryland who played important roles in the American Revolutionary War and early government. It includes portraits of signers of the Declaration of Independence like Charles Carroll and William Paca. It also features portraits of military leaders such as Brigadier General Mordecai Gist, General John Eager Howard, and Major General William Smallwood. The document pays tribute to the contributions of these Maryland figures and the artwork of Peale that commemorated them.

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    This document contains summaries of portraits painted by Charles Wilson Peale of notable individuals from Maryland who played important roles in the American Revolutionary War and early government. It includes portraits of signers of the Declaration of Independence like Charles Carroll and William Paca. It also features portraits of military leaders such as Brigadier General Mordecai Gist, General John Eager Howard, and Major General William Smallwood. The document pays tribute to the contributions of these Maryland figures and the artwork of Peale that commemorated them.

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    This document contains summaries of portraits painted by Charles Wilson Peale of notable individuals from Maryland who played important roles in the American Revolutionary War and early government. It includes portraits of signers of the Declaration of Independence like Charles Carroll and William Paca. It also features portraits of military leaders such as Brigadier General Mordecai Gist, General John Eager Howard, and Major General William Smallwood. The document pays tribute to the contributions of these Maryland figures and the artwork of Peale that commemorated them.

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    The document discusses several notable figures from Maryland's role in the American Revolutionary War as well as some of the primary sources that depict them, such as portraits.

    Some notable figures mentioned include Charles Carroll, John Hanson, William Paca, Margaret Tilghman Carroll, Mordecai Gist, John Eager Howard, and Otho Holland Williams.

    The document discusses portraits of figures from Maryland as well as artifacts like uniforms that depict the state's role in the war.

    18th Century Material Culture

    Colonies to States
    Maryland

    Government

    Barrister Charles Carroll


    Continental Congress - Signer of the Declaration of Independence
    by Charles Wilson Peale

    Barrister Charles Carroll


    Continental Congress - Signer of the Declaration of Independence
    by Charles Wilson Peale

    John Hanson of Maryland


    9th President of the Continental Congress
    November 5, 1781 - November 3, 1782

    William Paca
    Maryland Representative to the Continental Congress, Signer of the Declaration of Independence
    Governor of Maryland 1782
    by Charles Wilson Peale

    William Paca
    Maryland Representative to the Continental Congress
    Signer of the Declaration of Independence
    Governor of Maryland 1782

    Margaret Tilghman Carroll (1743-1817)


    by John Hesselius 1765

    Margaret Tilghman Carroll (1743-1817) at the Garden Facade


    by Charles Wilson Peale

    Mount Clare, Baltimore Maryland


    The Estate of Charles Carroll

    Armed Forces

    William Henry Bruce of the Maryland Line


    by Charles Wilson Peale 1778
    (The Society of the Cincinatti)

    Captain John Gassaway of the 2nd Maryland Regiment


    Captured at Camden on August 16, 1780
    by Charles Wilson Peale c. 1779
    (Smithsonian)

    Brigadier General Mordecai Gist


    The Baltimore Independent Co. 1774 / 5th Maryland Regiment
    Commander of the Maryland Brigade

    Brigadier General Mordecai Gist


    The Baltimore Independent Co. 1774 / 5th Maryland Regiment
    Commander of the Maryland Brigade

    Mrs. Mordecai Gist 1774


    Elizabeth McClure

    General John Eager Howard


    by Charles Wilson Peale 1782
    (Independence National Historic Park)

    Captain Thomas Lansdale of the 3rd Maryland Regiment


    by Charles Wilson Peale c. 1781
    (Private Collection - Frick Art Reference Library)

    Member of the Maryland Convention of 1775 & Colonel of the Kent County Militia, Richard Lloyd
    by Charles Wilson Peale 1775
    (Christies)

    Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Ramsey of the 3rd Maryland Regiment


    by Charles Wilson Peale
    (Independence National Historic Park)

    Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Ramsey of the 3rd Maryland Regiment


    by Charles Wilson Peale
    (Private Collection - Frick Art Reference Library)

    Major Jonathan Sellman of the Maryland Line


    by Charles Wilson Peale c. 1776
    (Private Collection)

    Major General William Smallwood


    by Charles Wilson Peale c. 1781 - 1782
    (Independence National Historical Park - National Park Service)

    Major General William Smallwood


    by Charles Wilson Peale c. 1788
    (Philadelphia Museum of Art)

    Captain William Trueman Stoddert of the 5th Maryland Regiment


    by Charles Wilson Peale
    (Private Collection)

    Captain William Trueman Stoddert of the 5th Maryland Regiment


    by Charles Wilson Peale
    (Private Collection)

    Captain Richard Walters of the 3rd Maryland Regiment


    by Charles Wilson Peale c. 1779
    (Mead Art Museum, Amhurst College)

    Brigadier General Otho Holland Williams


    by Charles Wilson Peale

    Brigadier General Otho Holland Williams


    by Charles Wilson Peale 1782
    (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts)

    Brigadier General Otho Holland Williams


    by Charles Wilson Peale 1784
    (Independence National Historic Park)

    An Unknown Officer of the Maryland Continental Line


    by Charles Wilson Peale c. 1778
    (Private Collection - Frick Art Reference Library)

    Uniform of Tench Tighlman


    (Maryland Historical Society)

    Uniform of Tench Tighlman


    (Maryland Historical Society)

    Uniform of Tench Tighlman


    (Maryland Historical Society)

    Epaulettes of Tench Tighlman


    (The Society of the Cincinatti)

    Scottish Broadsword
    Carried by Captain Nicholas Ruxton Moore of Maryland during the American War for Independence
    (The Society of the Cincinatti)

    Acknowledgements
    The 18th Century Material Culture
    Resource Center greatly acknowledges
    our friend and colleague, Dr. Gregory
    Urwin of Temple University for his
    exemplary series Redcoat Images.
    Having had the honor to work with
    Dr. Urwin and personally contribute to
    his series in the past, we are pleased to
    showcase some of the American images
    he has found in this slideshow. We are
    also eternally grateful to our many other
    friends and colleagues who have also
    shared with us their images of the
    soldier during the American War for
    Independence over the years.

    Acknowledgements
    The material contained within these slideshows is presented for educational purposes only. The
    18th Century Material Culture Resource Center does not personally own any of the items
    depicted herein and is indebted to the countless museums, libraries, and private collectors who
    willingly share their collections with the public through the internet. Every attempt has been
    made to credit these organizations and individuals for their contributions as best as possible.
    If there is a question you have regarding a particular item featured within a presentation, please
    contact the 18th Century Material Culture Resource Center and we will try to answer your
    inquiry as best as possible. If for any reason you feel there is any item that should not be
    presented here, or if there is an error in any listing, or if you know the source for any item whose
    credit is unknown, please inform us and we will make sure your concern is addressed as soon as
    possible.
    Thank you!
    - The 18th Century Material Culture Resource Center

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