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HESSELIUS, Gustavus, 1682-1755 Born Folkarna, Sweden; died, Philadelphia. 1711, arrived in America and settled near Wilmington, Delaware, then moved to Philadelphia. Painted portraits; also painted the Last Supper, an altarpiece for the Church of St. Barnabas, Prince George's County, Maryland, 1721. 6. Tishcohan. 1735. Oil on canvas. Mentioned: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. XL, p. 354. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Hesselius catalog, 1938, no. 9. Tishcohan was an Indian chief who signed the treaty known as the "Walking Purchase" in 1737. The portrait was painted for John Penn, son of William Penn. Lent by the Pennsylvania Historical Society. KILBURN, Lawrence, fl. 1754-1775 English portrait painter. 1754, arrived from London and advertised as a portrait painter. There are a number of his portraits in New York. 7. John Alsop. Oil on canvas. 30" by 25". John Alsop was a member of the Continental Congress from New York, 1774-1776, Governor of the New York Hospital, and President of the New York Chamber of Commerce, 1784- 1785. Lent by the New-York Historical Society. LOVETT, William, 1773-1801 A portrait and miniature painter of Boston, Massachusetts. 8. Isaac Greenwood,, Jr. Oil on canvas. 29 l A" by 24 3/8". Isaac Greenwood of Boston, the son of Isaac Greenwood and Sarah (Clarke) Greenwood, was an ivory turner. Lent by the New-York Historical Society. PEALE, Charles Wilson, 1741-1827 (See also page 91.) Born Chesterton, Maryland; died Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Coach-maker, clock-maker, silversmith and finally painter. Between 1768 and 1769 studied with Copley; 1770 studied under West in London. 1774, returned to Annapolis. 1776, went to Philadelphia and as a captain of volunteers joined Washington, was present at the battles of Trenton and Germantown. 1779, 71