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Robert "King" Carter

Robert "King" Carter (ca. 1664–1732), the richest and one of the most powerful Virginians of his day, is seen in this oil portrait made circa 1720 by an unidentified artist. The painting is in the collection at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.

Original Author: Unknown

Created: ca. 1720

Medium: Oil on canvas

Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons [National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.]

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