Silhouette Portrait of Charles Carroll, Signer of the Declaration of Independence

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Silhouette Portrait of Charles Carroll, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, attributed to Charles Willson Peale, early 19th century, the subject identified in inscriptions on the backing, hollow cut bust-length portrait backed with black silk, with embossed "Peales Museum" mark, 5 x 3 1/2 in. in a period molded giltwood frame.

Note Charles Carroll (1737-1832) was a member of the Continental Congress (1776-1778),U. S. Senator, an original director of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and signer of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland. It was said that Carroll was the wealthiest man in America in the early 1800s.
Estimate $200-300

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