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![]() JEAN BAPTISTE DONATIEN DE VIMEUR, COMTE DE ROCHAMBEAU 1725-1807 Charles Willson Peale, from life, c. 1782 Oil on canvas. H 22, W 19 in (H 55.9, W 48.3 cm) Independence NHP INDE 14138 |
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About this Portrait: Americans celebrated the victory at Yorktown with displays that exalted its heroic commanders Washington and Rochambeau. Charles Willson Peale decorated the second story of his home with large, painted transparencies that depicted the two men crowned with laurel and surrounded by rays of glory. Around the same time, Peale also painted Rochambeau's portrait for the museum, probably during the latter's visit to Philadelphia in the summer of 1782. In it, Rochambeau wears the elegant dress of a French courtier, which includes the Grand Croix of the Order of St. Louis that he received in 1771 for his distinguished service in the Seven Years War. The museum portrait was first listed in the October 13, 1784 issue of the Freeman's Journal and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser. Ownership History: Listed in the 1795 Peale Museum catalog. Purchased by the City of Philadelphia at the 1854 Peale Museum sale. ![]() |
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