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title: Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, 1791
author: Charles Willson Peale
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16012/portrait-of-thomas-jefferson-1791/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, 1791
_Authored by Charles Willson Peale_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16012.jpg)
## Image Caption
Portrait of [Thomas Jefferson](https://www.worldhistory.org/Thomas_Jefferson/) (1743-1824) during his tenure as 1st United States Secretary of State, oil on canvas painting by Charles Willson Peale, 1791.
Independence National Historic Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Peale, C. W. (2022, June 09). Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, 1791. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Peale, Charles Willson. "Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, 1791." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 09, 2022. .
### MLA
Peale, Charles Willson. "Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, 1791." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Jun 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:T_Jefferson_by_Charles_Willson_Peale_1791_2.jpg) by [**Charles Willson Peale**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:T_Jefferson_by_Charles_Willson_Peale_1791_2.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 09 June 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.