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1749 Chestertown, Maryland - 1831 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for: Still life, portrait, miniature.
Born in Chestertown, Maryland, James Peale, was a trompe l'oeil still-life specialist, known for detail and realistic effect of his paintings. He was also renowned for portraits and miniatures.... Read full biography
Born in Chestertown, Maryland, James Peale, was a trompe l'oeil still-life specialist, known for detail and realistic effect of his paintings. He was also renowned for portraits and miniatures. According to Alfred Rubinstein in his book, "The Reality of Appearance", Peale can be "regarded as the... Read full biography
Born in Chestertown, Maryland, James Peale, was a trompe l'oeil still-life specialist, known for detail and realistic effect of his paintings. He was also renowned for portraits and miniatures. According to Alfred Rubinstein in his book, "The Reality of Appearance", Peale can be "regarded as the founding father of the Philadelphia still life tradition." He had four daughters and a son, and all of them carried on the painting of still lifes. He was raised in Annapolis and was the younger brother... Read full biography
Born in Chestertown, Maryland, James Peale, was a trompe l'oeil still-life specialist, known for detail and realistic effect of his paintings. He was also renowned for portraits and miniatures. According to Alfred Rubinstein in his book, "The Reality of Appearance", Peale can be "regarded as the founding father of the Philadelphia still life tradition." He had four daughters and a son, and all of them carried on the painting of still lifes. He was raised in Annapolis and was the younger brother of Charles Willson Peale, painter, naturalist, and museum curator. Trained as a cabinetmaker, he studied watercolor and oil painting with his brother. During the American Revolution, he served in the Army in the Maryland Regiment and did two... Read full biography
Born in Chestertown, Maryland, James Peale, was a trompe l'oeil still-life specialist, known for detail and realistic effect of his paintings. He was also renowned for portraits and miniatures. According to Alfred Rubinstein in his book, "The Reality of Appearance", Peale can be "regarded as the founding father of the Philadelphia still life tradition." He had four daughters and a son, and all of them carried on the painting of still lifes. He was raised in Annapolis and was the younger brother of Charles Willson Peale, painter, naturalist, and museum curator. Trained as a cabinetmaker, he studied watercolor and oil painting with his brother. During the American Revolution, he served in the Army in the Maryland Regiment and did two full-length portraits of George Washington at Yorktown. He settled in Philadelphia where in 1782 he began his painting career and assisted in the Peal... Read full biography
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Keywords (27)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Miniature Art
- •Miniature, Small Scale Painting
Art Media
- •Ivory
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Subject
- •Female Face and Figure
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Life-Size Portrait, Figure, Animal
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portrait-Full Length
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Colonial America
Chronology
- •18th Century
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
Art Collection
- •John J. McDonough Collection
- •Preston Morton Collection
Added Description
- •Artist Has Artist Family Members
- •Miniature Specialty
- •Portrait Miniatures
- •Still Life Specialty
Exhibition of Museum
- •Boston Athenaeum
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts