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Thomas Jefferson

Academician / American / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc

This is a reproduction of “Portrait of Thomas Jefferson” of 1800 by Rembrandt Peale.  Please was thirty-two when he painted the soon-to-be third president of the United States.  He was native of Pennsylvania and was taught painting by his father.  He was introduced to George Washington in 1787 and he made his debut seven years later with a portrait of the first president.  He studied and worked in Europe on several occasions and was influenced by the Neoclassicism of David and others.  He continued a successful career primarily as a protraitist and died at the advanced age of 82 on October 3, 1860.  The original of this masterpiece is in the White House, Washington, D. C.

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