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The earliest painter in America. Recently discovered records of Gustavus Hesselius, and of our first public art commission

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18th century Art, American Biography Colonial period (ca. 1600-1775) Gustavus Hesselius History Lydia Hesselius Middle Atlantic States Portrait painters United States

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