Early American paintings; catalogue of an exhibition held in the Museum of the Brooklyn instituteof arts and sciences, Brooklyn, February 3d to March 12th, 1917 . GEORGE WASHINGTON iport-ii OLE TYPE] BY REMBRANDT PEALE. GENERAL HORATIO GATES BY ROBERT EDGE PINE EARLY AMERICAN PAINTINGS ROBERT EDGE PINE 1730-178S Born in England, came to America in 1783 and was in Phila-delphia in 1784. Portrait and historical painter; he is knownto have made a portrait of Washington at Mount Vernon in1785. Washington Allston wrote of this artist: In thecoloring of figures, the pictures of Pine, in the Columbia
Early American paintings; catalogue of an exhibition held in the Museum of the Brooklyn instituteof arts and sciences, Brooklyn, February 3d to March 12th, 1917 . GEORGE WASHINGTON iport-ii OLE TYPE] BY REMBRANDT PEALE. GENERAL HORATIO GATES BY ROBERT EDGE PINE EARLY AMERICAN PAINTINGS ROBERT EDGE PINE 1730-178S Born in England, came to America in 1783 and was in Phila-delphia in 1784. Portrait and historical painter; he is knownto have made a portrait of Washington at Mount Vernon in1785. Washington Allston wrote of this artist: In thecoloring of figures, the pictures of Pine, in the ColumbianMuseum in Boston, were my first masters. -7 ^ GENERAL HORATIO GATES (1728-1806). A noted *-* American general, born in England. He was educatedfor the army, and came to America when about twenty-sevenyears of age, with the British general, Braddock, at whose defeathe was badly wounded. At the close of the war he settled inVirginia; but when the Revolutionary War began, he joinedWashington. He received the surrender of Burgoyne atSaratoga, October 17, 1777. In 1780 he lost the battle ofCamden and was succeeded by General Greene. He died inNew canvas: H. 30 inches; W. 25 inches. Lent by Mr. Alexander Smit
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