Arthur St. Clair

Charles Willson Peale

1780 · Watercolor on ivory · The American Wing

Arthur St. Clair (1736-1818) was a Scottish-born statesman, the ninth president of the Continental Congress, and later a major general in the revolutionary war. Peale recorded painting this miniature in July 1780 as a gift for the sitter.

Artist

Charles Willson Peale

Date

1780

Medium

Watercolor on ivory

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1932