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Charles Peale Polk, Mrs. Elijah Etting, 1792, oil on canvas, 35 5/8 x 27 5/8 in.
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Shinah Solomon Etting: Jewish Matriarch of Early Baltimore

In 1792, Shinah Solomon Etting (1744-1822), a Jewish widow, sat for her portrait in Baltimore. Her portraitist, Charles Peale Polk (1767-1822), was a ...