Charles Willson Peale

(Wikipedia) - Charles Willson Peale (April 15, 1741 – February 22, 1827) was an American painter, soldier and naturalist. Peale was born in Chester, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, the son of Charles Peale and his wife Margaret. ... Finding that he had a talent for painting, especially portraitures, Peale studied for a time under John Hesselius and John Singleton Copley. Friends eventually raised enough money for him to travel to England to take instruction from Benjamin West. Peale studied with West for two years beginning in 1767, afterward returning to America and settling in Annapolis, Maryland. There, he taught painting to his younger brother, James Peale, who in time also became a noted artist. Continued