Artists
| Name | Info | Years | Updated by
  | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Peto, John Frederick |
John
Frederick Peto (May 21, 1854 – November 23, 1907) was an American trompe
l'oeil ("fool the eye") painter who was long forgotten until his
paintings were rediscovered along with those of fellow trompe l'oeil artist
William Harnett. Although Peto and the slightly older Harnett knew each other
and painted similar subjects, their careers... | 1854 - 1907 | Anonymous | 05/19/2012 |
| 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 |
| Page, William |
William
Page (January 3, 1811 in Albany, New York – October 1, 1885 in
Tottenville, Staten Island) was an American painter and portrait artist.
Life and work
William
Page studied at Phillips Academy, Andover in 1828-29 (not the Andover Theological
Seminary on the same campus, as is commonly asserted). A man of mercurial
temperament, Page was... | 1811 - 1885 | Anonymous | 10/13/2012 |
| 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 |
| Parton, Arthur |
Arthur
Parton was born in Hudson, New York March 26, 1842. He enrolled in the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, studying under William Trost Richards. Gaining a keen grounding in the technical
aspects of his art, Richards remained a strong influence.
Parton was
known as a Hudson River School painter, especially of river and... | 1842 - 1914 | Anonymous | 05/19/2012 |
| Parsons, Charles | 1821 - 1910 | Anonymous | 04/04/2012 | |
| 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 |
| Palmer, Frances Flora |
"Fanny" Palmer is best known for her illustrations of American life for Currier and Ives. Born in England, she was educated in London. In the early 1840s, she and her husband immigrated to the United States, settling in New York City.
Palmer had studied art and soon found work as an illustrator specializing in lithography. By 1849 she was working for... | 1812 - 1876 | Anonymous | 07/28/2012 |
| Peale, Harriet Cany | 1800 - 1869 | Anonymous | 05/10/2012 |
