A Brush with History 
Subtitle: Paintings from the National Portrait Gallery
Publisher: National Portrait Gallery
Published: January 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Library binding
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781584650799
Subjects: National Portrait Gallery (Smi; Portrait painting, American; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General; Permanent Collection Catalogs; Washington (D.C.); Art & Art Instruction; Portrait Painting; Art; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Museum; Subjects & Themes - Human Figure; Art / General; Catalogs
First sentence: As the new nation began its journey through history, Charles Willson Peale reasoned that it would be valuable for a republic to have the likenesses of those who had played a prominent part in the struggle for independence.