Christopher Gadsden (1734-1805), (painting).

Christopher Gadsden (1734-1805), (painting).

Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860, painter.

Christopher Gadsden (1734-1805), (painting).

23 3/8 x 19 3/8 in. (59.4 x 49.2 cm).

Portrait male -- Gadsden, Christopher

Occupation -- Political -- Statesman

Occupation -- Military -- Revolution

Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia

Located Independence National Historical Park, 313 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 Accession Number: 13.077

Christopher Gadsden was a delegate from South Carolina to the Stamp Act Congress and to the First Continental Congress, and he was an officer during the Revolution. The painting was purchased from the Peale Gallery sale, Oct. 1854.

Independence National Historical Park, 1972, 1988.

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