Peter Manigault and His Friends | History of SC Slide Collection

"Peter Manigault and His Friends" gather to dine, drink, and enjoy each other's company in the convivial society of Charleston in 1760. Manigault (at left, holding a flask of wine in his hand) was a wealthy Huguenot member of the ruling elite, who had prospered in trade and was Speaker of the Commons House of Assembly.

Courtesy of the Gibbes Museum of Art/Carolina Art Association.

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