Artists
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Peale, Sarah Miriam | ![]()
Sarah
Miriam Peale (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 19, 1800 – February 4,
1885, Philadelphia) was an American portrait painter, one of the notable family
of artists descended from the miniaturist and still-life painter James Peale,
who was her father. She is noted as a portrait painter, mainly of politicians
and military figures. Lafayette sat... | 1800 - 1885 | igrkio | 03/27/2012 |
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, 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, Raphaelle | ![]()
Raphaelle
Peale (sometimes spelled Raphael Peale) (February 17, 1774 – March 4,
1825) is considered the first professional American painter of still-life.
Biography
Peale was
born in Annapolis, Maryland, the fifth child, though eldest surviving, of the
painter Charles Willson Peale and his first wife
Rachel Brewer. He grew up in Philadelphia,... | 1774 - 1825 | Anonymous | 12/23/2012 |
Peale, Mary | ![]()
Mary Jane
Peale (born New York City, February 16, 1827 - died Pottsville, Pennsylvania,
November, 1902) was an American painter. She was the child of Rubens and Eliza
Burd Patterson Peale, the only daughter among seven children, and was the
granddaughter of Charles Willson Peale. She was among the last members of the
Peale family to paint... | 1827 - 1902 | Anonymous | 03/21/2012 |
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 |
Peale, James | ![]()
James Peale
(1749 – May 24, 1831) was an American painter, best known for his
miniature and still life paintings, and a younger brother of noted painter
Charles Willson Peale.
Peale was
born in Chestertown, Maryland, the second child, after Charles, of Charles
Peale (1709–1750) and Margaret Triggs
(1709–1791). His father died when he was an... | 1749 - 1831 | Anonymous | 03/21/2012 |
Peale, Harriet Cany | 1800 - 1869 | 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 |
Peale, Anna Claypoole | ![]()
(b Philadelphia, PA, 6 March 1791; d Philadelphia, PA, 25 Dec
1878). Miniature painter, daughter of (2) James Peale.
She was instructed by her father. Her first attempt, a fruit piece, was
exhibited in 1811 at the Society of Artists in Philadelphia. From 1820 to 1840
she was a popular miniature painter, known for the accuracy of her likenesses
and... | 1791 - 1878 | Anonymous | 10/13/2012 |