International studio . land, residentafterwards of London upon the persuasion ofBenjamin \\est. His portraits of Mrs. WilliamDrayton, lent by Maria Heyward Lewis, ofmembers of the Alston and Cadwalader families,lent by Charles Henry Hart, Esq., and JohnCadwalader, Esq.,\!Qxe. good examples of Malbonescraftsmanship. Six portraits by Richard Cosway,, figured in the collection; those of , wife of George IV., lent by Mrs. JosephDrexel, of James Boswell, lent by Dr. S. WeirMitchell, and of himself, given by him to AlbinRoberts Burt and lent by Dr. S. W. Woodhouse,junior, being t


International studio . land, residentafterwards of London upon the persuasion ofBenjamin \\est. His portraits of Mrs. WilliamDrayton, lent by Maria Heyward Lewis, ofmembers of the Alston and Cadwalader families,lent by Charles Henry Hart, Esq., and JohnCadwalader, Esq.,\!Qxe. good examples of Malbonescraftsmanship. Six portraits by Richard Cosway,, figured in the collection; those of , wife of George IV., lent by Mrs. JosephDrexel, of James Boswell, lent by Dr. S. WeirMitchell, and of himself, given by him to AlbinRoberts Burt and lent by Dr. S. W. Woodhouse,junior, being the most interesting. Perhaps themost remarkable part of the collection was madeup of the works of different members of the famousPeale family of Philadelphia, three generations ofminature-painters of merit. General Washingtonis said to have given Charles Wilson Peale no fewerthan fourteen sittings for portraits, two of whichappeared in this collection. A fine portrait offames Anthony, Junior, by Gilbert Stuart, lent by. ARTIST ITNKNOWN (Colledio7i of Mt s. H, f. Kowland) Studio- Talk


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