"…that the “Star-Spangled Banner,” composed by Francis Scott Key during the Battle of Baltimore in 1814, did not become our national anthem until 1931?"
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Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843
Subject:
War of 1812, 1812-1815, Paintings; Portrait male; Star-spangled banner (Song); Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843. 
Item ID:
1946.17.1
Creator:
de Vallee, Jean Francois
Description:
Half-length portrait shows Francis Scott Key as young man with wavy thin brown hair, facing slightly right with eyes forward. He wears dark coat, white vest and shirt. Watercolor on ivory by Jean Francois de Vallee.
Date of Original:
ca. 1798
Collection:
Museum Department
Type/Size:
Image
Restrictions:
For more information, please contact the Museum Department: museum@mdhs.org
Rights:
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org 