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The life-sized portrait of William Pitt is prominently displayed at the Westmoreland County Museum and Library.
Pitt, a member of Great Britain's House of Commons, championed the rights of American colonists' dispute with England with the Stamp Act.
A masterpiece of colonial portraiture by renowned colonial-period artist,
Charles Wilson Peale, the full-length portrait depicts Pitt in classical Roman attire holding a scroll that reads "Magna Carta."
Peale has filled the painting with patriotic symbolism.
A scroll at the foot of the statue reads "Congress at New York."
A statue of Liberty is poised in the background.
Although the Pitt portrait remains the centerpiece of the Westmoreland County Museum and Library, other exhibits are on display.
They speak of 300 years of rural life in Westmoreland County and its citizens who contributed to our rich national heritage.
Archaeological artifacts from Stratford Hall, birthplace of Robert E. Lee, and Wakefield, birthplace of George Washington are on display.
The activity of 17th century potter, Morgan Jones, are on loan from Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
Go to: Westmoreland Museum -- Special Exhibition -- Museum Membership
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