Rembrandt Peale was born in 1778 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the second son of Charles Willson Peale. At the age of eight he began to draw. He painted his first portrait at the age of thirteen. At... Read full biography
Rembrandt Peale was born in 1778 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the second son of Charles Willson Peale. At the age of eight he began to draw. He painted his first portrait at the age of thirteen. At the age of seventeen he painted the last portrait of George Washington to be done from life,... Read full biography
Rembrandt Peale was born in 1778 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the second son of Charles Willson Peale. At the age of eight he began to draw. He painted his first portrait at the age of thirteen. At the age of seventeen he painted the last portrait of George Washington to be done from life, although there is some ambiguity as to how much help he received from his father. He became a student at classes organized by his father and other Philadelphia artists and also studied the chemistry of... Read full biography
Rembrandt Peale was born in 1778 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the second son of Charles Willson Peale. At the age of eight he began to draw. He painted his first portrait at the age of thirteen. At the age of seventeen he painted the last portrait of George Washington to be done from life, although there is some ambiguity as to how much help he received from his father. He became a student at classes organized by his father and other Philadelphia artists and also studied the chemistry of pigments at the University of Pennsylvania's new medical school. In 1796, together with his brother Raphaelle, he established a museum in Baltimore, Maryland. He then assisted his father in unearthing and assembling the first complex skeleton of a... Read full biography
Rembrandt Peale was born in 1778 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the second son of Charles Willson Peale. At the age of eight he began to draw. He painted his first portrait at the age of thirteen. At the age of seventeen he painted the last portrait of George Washington to be done from life, although there is some ambiguity as to how much help he received from his father. He became a student at classes organized by his father and other Philadelphia artists and also studied the chemistry of pigments at the University of Pennsylvania's new medical school. In 1796, together with his brother Raphaelle, he established a museum in Baltimore, Maryland. He then assisted his father in unearthing and assembling the first complex skeleton of a mastodon ever found. In 1802 he visited London, studied under Benjamin West and exhibited at the Royal... Read full biography
Rembrandt Peale - Art for Sale (1 available)
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"Dr. John Wakefield Francise"
Type:Painting
Year:1923
Size:26.50" x 20.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Unsigned
Notes:
This painting is not only a masterfully executed Peale portrait but an important piece of American history. It was part of the IBM art collection and hung in its corporate headquarters for many years.
