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“In 1780 Laurens was carrying the painting to the Netherlands to negotiate a $100,000 loan for the American forces when his ship, the Mercury, was captured off Newfoundland by a 28-gun frigate of the Royal Navy.” Great story about authenticating a portrait of by . nytimes.com/2023/02/19/arts/ge

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