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Show Famous Maryland Artists. Maryland has reason to be proud of he two artists, Charles and ltem-'irnndt ltem-'irnndt Penle. Tho former was bom it Chestcrtown, Md., In 1741. Likei Robert Fulton, he was both artist and) inventor. Charles Peale started llfcl is a saddler, hen silversmith, wnteh-t naker and carver. He went to Bos :on and studied under the celebrated popley, nnd later In London under Benjamin West Then came the honor if painting the flr'st portrait of Wash-ngton Wash-ngton ns n Virginia colonel in 1772. During the revolution he commanded a ompnny nt the battle of Trenton anil I'ermantown and was n member of he Pennsylvania convention of 1777; le, however, rendered a greater serv-i e to posterity by painting the permits per-mits of the leading olliccrs of tho '.evolution, and was one of the pro-'ofers pro-'ofers of the Academy of Fine Arts in 'hiladelphla. This most versallle man, esidos Inventing a great variety of tachinos, was the first American ni.in-i factiirer of enamel teeth. He died lit hiladelphln In 1S27, but his art lived' 1 the person of his famous son, Item- randt Feale. |