Richard Montgomery

Charles Willson Peale

ca. 1784–86 · Watercolor on ivory · The American Wing

The sitter (1736-1775) was born in Dublin, served in the British army, and, after 1773, moved to New York City, where he married Janet Livingston, the daughter of Robert R. Livingston. Peale apparently painted this posthumous profile of Montgomery from an earlier portrait.

Artist

Charles Willson Peale

Date

ca. 1784–86

Medium

Watercolor on ivory

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Dale T. Johnson Fund, 2006