Va historic area buys 18th century portrait

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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation says it is adding a newly acquired portrait painted by a New Orleans artist from the late 18th century to its collection.

The historic area says the oil-on-canvas portrait of Capt. William Preston Smith is the only painting by José Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza in the collection.

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