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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, 1746-1825
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a leading political and military figure in South Carolina, was sought out by John Trumbull in 1791. Trumbull, who was traveling along the East Coast taking "heads" of those who had played a part in events of the American Revolution, had in mind-although he never carried it out-the 1779 siege of Savannah as the topic for one of his historical pieces. Pinckney had been in the thick of the disastrous assault, but had the satisfaction of seeing his well-disciplined regiment hold steady under fire. This portrait remained in his brother's family until presented to the National Portrait Gallery.
John Trumbull, 1791 |