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ILLUSTRATION PERMISSIONS
In order of appearance
FRONTISPIECE
George Washington (1732-1799), by Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
Oil on canvas, 1787
Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia. Bequest of Mrs. Sarah Harrison (The Joseph Harrison, Jr., Collection)
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George Washington in the Uniform of a British Colonial Colonel, by Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
Oil on canvas, 1772
Washington-Custis-Lee Collection, Washington and Lee University,