George matthews based this image of naval hero john paul jones, painted about 1890, on a portrait by charles willson peale. The older painting is part of the large peale collection at independence national historical park in philadelphia. In the painting, jones wears the french order of military merit, presented to him by louis xvi in 1780. Peale is thought to have executed his life study around 1781, following jones’s triumphal return from france. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1890, based on a work of circa 1781. Dimensions: Sight measurement: Height: 44 in (111.76 cm), Width: 32 in (81.28 cm). Medium: oil on canvas. Cpt John Paul Jones
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