Artists
| Name | Info | Years
  | Updated by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peckham, Robert | 1785 - 1877 | Anonymous | 10/15/2012 | |
| 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 |
| Paul, Jeremiah |
Jeremiah
Paul ( fl 1795; d nr St Louis, MO, 13 July 1820). American painter. He was a minor yet versatile artist whose
career began in Philadelphia, PA, in the 1790s. The son of a Quaker
schoolmaster, Paul received his early training from Charles Willson
Peale and in 1795 participated in the founding of the Columbianum,
Peale's ill-fated attempt to... | 1775 - 1820 | Anonymous | 03/31/2012 |
| 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 |
| Pinney, Eunice |
Eunice Pinney is the earliest known American primitive
watercolorist. She was born into a large, wealthy family in Simsbury,
Connecticut. Well-educated, she and her seven siblings enjoyed performing plays
for neighbors, and Pinney's flair for drama surfaces
in the poses, gestures, and facial expressions of the people in her... | 1770 - 1849 | Anonymous | 03/31/2012 |
| Polk, Charles Peale |
Charles
Peale Polk (March 17, 1767 – May 6, 1822) was a renowned American
portrait painter and the nephew of artist Charles Willson
Peale.
Biography
Polk was
born in Annapolis, Maryland, to Elizabeth Digby Peale
and Robert Polk. At age eight or ten (sources vary on the exact age), after
being orphaned, he was sent to Philadelphia to live with... | 1767 - 1822 | Anonymous | 05/19/2012 |
| Peticolas, Philippe Abraham | 1760 - 1841 | Anonymous | 05/19/2012 | |
| 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, 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 |
