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Charles Willson Peale

1741 - 1827

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Charles Willson Peale (April 15, 1741 – February 22, 1827) was an American painter, military officer, scientist, and naturalist. In 1775, inspired by the American Revolution, Peale moved from his native Maryland to Philadelphia, where he set up a painting studio and joined the Sons of Liberty. During the American Revolutionary War, Peale served in the Pennsylvania Militia and the Continental Army, participating in several military campaigns. In addition to his military service, Peale also served in the Pennsylvania State Assembly from 1779 to 1780. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Willson Peale is the 1,750th most popular painter (up from 1,846th in 2019), the 7,392nd most popular biography from United States (up from 7,879th in 2019) and the 89th most popular American Painter.

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Among painters, Charles Willson Peale ranks 1,750 out of 2,023. Before him are Philip Guston, Morris Louis, Ditlev Blunck, Walter Leistikow, Emmanuel Lubezki, and Pier Francesco Mola. After him are Andrei Kolkoutine, Marianne Stokes, Jan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst, Frederick Sandys, Vilho Lampi, and Charley Toorop.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1741, Charles Willson Peale ranks 26. Before him are Pierre Pigneau de Behaine, Ivan Gudovich, José Cadalso, William Withering, Carl Hindenburg, and Franciszek Karpiński. After him are Aagje Deken, Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain, John Langdon, Thomas Fitzsimons, Samuel Chase, and Sarah Trimmer. Among people deceased in 1827, Charles Willson Peale ranks 35. Before him are Hugh Clapperton, János Bihari, François Fournier-Sarlovèze, Antoine Nicolas Duchesne, José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi, and Henry Salt. After him are Rufus King, and Israel Pickens.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Willson Peale ranks 7,394 out of 20,380. Before him are Joseph Engelberger (1925), Marty Balin (1942), Sean Patrick Flanery (1965), Sophia Bush (1982), Mary Oliver (1935), and Robert Taylor (1932). After him are Roger McGuinn (1942), Morton Gould (1913), Herbie Mann (1930), Tim Hardin (1941), Norman Spinrad (1940), and Edgar Winter (1946).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Charles Willson Peale ranks 89. Before him are Alex Katz (1927), Cecilia Beaux (1855), Jenny Holzer (1950), Alice Neel (1900), Ad Reinhardt (1913), and Morris Louis (1912). After him are Frederic Remington (1861), Washington Allston (1779), John Frederick Kensett (1816), Katherine Sophie Dreier (1877), Charles Dana Gibson (1867), and Theodore Robinson (1852).

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