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File:Joseph Brant painting by George Romney 1776.jpg

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Portrait of Joseph Brant. Brant was visiting England with Guy Johnson at age 33 or 34 when Romney painted him in his London studio. Brant is shown wearing a white ruffled shirt, an Indian blanket, a silver gorget, a plumed headdress and carrying a tomahawk. The painting is today in the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa.
Date March 29 and April 4, 1776
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File change date and time 21:12, 22 March 2005
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