Figure 20  Charles Peale Polk, Richard Lawson, Baltimore, Maryland, 1794. Oil on canvas. 37 1/2" x 33 1/2". (Courtesy, Maryland Historical Society.) The painting is signed and dated on the reverse: “Chas. P. Polk pinxt Baltimore, Maryland, November, 1794. Richard Lawson, son of Stephen and Agnes Lawson, born 25 December 1749 at Keigby, Yorkshire, England.”