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title: George Washington at Princeton
author: Charles Willson Peale
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13850/george-washington-at-princeton/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# George Washington at Princeton

_Authored by Charles Willson Peale_

## Image File

[![George Washington at Princeton](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13850.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13850.jpeg)

## Image Caption

*[George Washington](https://www.worldhistory.org/George_Washington/) at Princeton*, 1779 CE, by American painter Charles Willson Peale (l. 1741-1827 CE). Peale painted over 60 portraits of Washington (1732–1799 CE) and many of other notable figures of the time. *George Washington at Princeton* is among his best known.

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Peale, C. W. (2021, April 18). George Washington at Princeton. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13850/george-washington-at-princeton/>
### Chicago
Peale, Charles Willson. "George Washington at Princeton." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 18, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13850/george-washington-at-princeton/>.
### MLA
Peale, Charles Willson. "George Washington at Princeton." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Apr 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13850/george-washington-at-princeton/>.

## License & Copyright

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