Artists
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Culverhouse, Johan Mengels |
Born in
Rotterdam on August 29,1820, Johan Mengels
Culverhouse was one of six children of R. Culverhouse and C. Mengels. Culverhouse made a name for himself as a
"candlelight painter," specializing in nocturnal scenes illuminated
by moonlight or candlelight in the tradition of seventeenth-century Dutch
painting. In the same tradition he also... | 1820 - ca. 1891 | Anonymous | 05/13/2012 |
McMillan, Mary | 1895 - 1956 | Anonymous | 05/13/2012 | |
Peale, Rembrandt |
Rembrandt
Peale (February 22, 1778 – October 3, 1860) was an American artist and
museum keeper. A prolific portrait painter, he was especially acclaimed for his
likenesses of presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Peale's style
was influenced by French Neoclassicism after a stay in Paris in his... | 1778 - 1860 | Anonymous | 05/10/2012 |
Peale, Rubens |
Rubens
Peale (May 4, 1784 – July 17, 1865) was an American artist and museum
director. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of artist-naturalist, Charles Willson Peale.
Life
He was the
fourth son of Charles Willson Peale. Rubens had weak
eyes and, unlike most of his siblings, did not set out to be an artist. He
traveled with the family in 1802 to... | 1784 - 1864 | Anonymous | 05/10/2012 |
Peale, Harriet Cany | 1800 - 1869 | Anonymous | 05/10/2012 | |
Peale, Margaretta Angelica |
Margaretta
Angelica Peale (born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 1, 1795 - died there,
January 17, 1882) was an American painter, one of the Peale family
of artists. The daughter of James Peale, she was the sister of Sarah Miriam
Peale, Anna Claypoole Peale, and Maria Peale. She was
taught by her father, and painted primarily still-lifes,
many... | 1795 - 1882 | Anonymous | 05/10/2012 |
Collins, Alfred Quinton | 1855 - 1903 | Anonymous | 05/10/2012 | |
Peale, Charles Willson |
Charles Willson Peale (April 15, 1741 – February 22, 1827) was
an American painter, soldier and naturalist. He is best remembered for his
portrait paintings of leading figures of the American Revolution, as well as
establishing one of the first museums.
Early life
Peale was
born in Chester, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, the son of Charles... | 1741 - 1827 | Alexander Lusher | 05/09/2012 |
Kennedy, David Johnson | 1816 - 1898 | Anonymous | 05/02/2012 | |
Baker Jr., George A. | 1821 - 1880 | Anonymous | 05/02/2012 |