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Charles Willson Peale

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The museum contained a large variety of birds which Peale himself acquired, and in many instances mounted, having taught himself taxidermy. In 1792, Peale initiated a correspondence with Thomas Hall, of the Finsbury Museum, City Road, Finsbury, London proposing to purchase British stuffed items for
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his museum. Eventually, an exchange system was established between the two, whereby Peale sent American birds to Hall in exchange for an equal number of British birds. This arrangement continued until the end of the century. The Peale Museum was the first to display a
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from its inventor John Isaac Hawkins, about the same time as the purchase of one by Thomas Jefferson. Peale and Jefferson collaborated on refinements to this device, which enabled a copy of a handwritten letter to be produced simultaneously with the original.
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In 1762, Peale married Rachel Brewer (1744–1790), with whom he bore ten children, most of them named for Peale's favorite male and female artists. Several of his sons and daughters also pursued careers as painters, including:
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and cultivated extensive gardens there. After Hannah's death in 1821, Peale lived with his son Rubens and sold Belfield in 1826. Peale died on February 22, 1827, and was buried at
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Four years after his father's death in 1750, Peale, at age 13, became an apprentice to saddle maker Nathan Waters. When he reached maturity, Peale opened his own saddle shop.
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The museum eventually failed, in large part because Peale was unsuccessful at obtaining government funding. After his death, the museum was sold to, and split up by, showmen
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Peale's portraits of leading American figures of the late 18th century are some of the most recognizable and prominent from that era. In 1784, he founded the
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The museum underwent several moves during its existence. At various times it was located in several prominent buildings, including
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sold for $ 21.3 million (~$ 31.9 million in 2023), setting a record for the highest price paid for a North American portrait.
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in 1784. It housed a diverse collection of botanical, biological, and archaeological specimens. In 1786, Peale was elected to the
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ULAN Full Record Display for Charles Willson Peale. Getty Vocabulary Program, Getty Research Institute. Los Angeles, California.
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from Philadelphia, who became his third wife. She helped to raise the younger children from his previous two marriages.
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Peale's portrait of his first wife Rachel, who died in 1795, weeping over their daughter Margeret's death from
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The Collected Papers Of Charles Willson Peale And His Family: A Guide and Index to the Microfiche Edition
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Three of his sons, Rembrandt Peale, Raphaelle Peale, and Titian Ramsay Peale, became noted artists.
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Elizabeth De Peyster Peale (1802–1857), who married William Augustus Patterson (1792–1833) in 1820
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Finding that he had a talent for painting, especially portraiture, Peale studied for a time under
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James Ferguson de Peyster (1794–1874), married (1) Susan Maria Clarkson (1800–1823), daughter of
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and friends eventually raised enough money for him to travel to England to take instruction from
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Jennifer Courtney & Courtney Sanford: "Marvelous To Behold" Classical Conversations (2018)
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After Rachel's death in 1790, Peale married Elizabeth de Peyster (1765–1804), a descendant of
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Peale was a prolific artist. He completed portraits of scores of historic figures, including
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History of Peale at Belfield, now the grounds of La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA
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Capt. Abraham de Peyster (1753–1798), married Catherine Livingston, granddaughter of
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The display of the mammoth bones entered Peale into a long-standing debate between
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in Philadelphia, is now open to the public. Peale also recruited troops for the
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Peale's portrait of his second wife Elizabeth DePeyster Peale (1765–1804) (1798)
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Reynolda House Museum of American Art: Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Robinson, 1795
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in 1800, and his proposed usage is that employed today) that Peale found in
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From Slave Ship to Harvard: Yarrow Mamout and the History of an African ...
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George Washington in uniform, as colonel of the First Virginia Regiment
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Portrait of John and Elizabeth Lloyd Cadwalader and their Daughter Anne
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Penley Knipe (2002). "Paper Profiles: American Portrait Silhouettes".
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Peale-Sellers Family Collection at the American Philosophical Society
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Selected Papers of Charles Willson Peale and His Family Volumes 1-5:
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Deceptions and Illusions: Five Centuries of Trompe l'Oeil Painting
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Mrs. Samuel Mifflin and Her Granddaughter Rebecca Mifflin Francis
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and the new national government led him to move from Maryland to
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that proved influential in organizing and paving the way for the
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American Portrait Miniatures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Around 1804, Peale obtained the American patent rights to the
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Elizabeth de Peyster, married New Jersey provincial Governor
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William Sheriff de Peyster, married Mary Roosevelt, niece of
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Charles Willson Peale: Art and Selfhood in the Early Republic
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Overview of an archival collection on Charles Willson Peale.
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Catharina de Peyster, married Hendrick Rutgers (1712–1779)
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Catherine de Peyster, married Philip Van Cortlandt, son of
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Berkeley, California : University of California Press
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Pierre Guillaume de Peyster (b. 1707), married Cornelia
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An Epistle to a Friend on the Means of Preserving Health
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Angelica Kauffman Peale (1775–1853), who was named for
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Anna de Peyster (1723–1794), who married Albany mayor
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Charles Linnaeus Peale (1794–1832), who was named for
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skeleton (which in Peale's time were referred to as
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Portrait of General David Foreman, Berkshire Museum
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New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 34. 420:Gravestone of Peale and Elizabeth DePeyster at 2571:Maria de Peyster, married New York City Mayor 2646:Members of the American Philosophical Society 2298: 2109: 859:Peale wrote several books. Two of these were 716:(1784–1865), museum administrator and artist. 336:, an 1822 self-portrait now displayed at the 8: 2377:Susan Maria de Peyster (1823–1910), married 2192:Peale's Barber Farm Mastodon Exhumation Site 1550:Peale's Barber Farm Mastodon Exhumation Site 2428:(1846–1903), New York State Assembly member 436:(1749–1831), and was the brother-in-law of 2305: 2291: 2283: 2116: 2102: 2094: 617:bones; these common names were amended by 494:, who in time also became a noted artist. 42: 31: 2666:People from Queen Anne's County, Maryland 2500:Maria de Peyster, married Gerard Bancker 2085:Rare Book and Special Collection Division 2072:Rare Book and Special Collection Division 2003:Miller, Lillian B. (editor). 1983 - 2000 404:Plaque in front of Peale's gravestone in 2453:Pierre Guillaume de Peyster (1745–1807) 957:Nancy Hallam as Fidele in Shakespeare's 804:alongside his wife Elizabeth DePeyster. 639:The museum was among the first to adopt 565:One of his most celebrated paintings is 558:In 1794, Peale designed the first state 1571: 899: 770:In 1805, Peale married Hannah Moore, a 201: 1790; died 1804) 177: 1762; died 1790) 2068:James Madison, Bust Portrait Miniature 2511:William de Peyster, married Margaret 2450:(1736–1822), British military officer 2358:James Abraham de Peyster (1726–1799) 2171:Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1883:DuBois Shaw, Gwendolyn (March 2005). 428:Peale was born on April 15, 1741, in 338:Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 7: 2506:(1740–1799), surveyor and politician 2332:(1657–1728), Mayor of New York City 1985:Charles Willson Peale, the patriarch 1750:Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia 1485:Exhuming the First American Mastodon 748:, the Swedish botanist and zoologist 706:(BGE), and was the father of artist 502:In 1775, Peale's enthusiasm for the 2037:from the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2034:Charles Willson Peale and His World 1801:. Rowman Altamira. pp. 43–72. 1590:from the original on April 12, 2018 1142:Baron Frederick William von Steuben 861:An Essay on Building Wooden Bridges 788:In 1810, Peale purchased a farm in 2616:19th-century American male artists 2611:18th-century American male artists 1887:Moses Williams, Cutter of Profiles 704:Baltimore Gas and Electric Company 393:One of Peale's polygraphs used by 124:Saint Peter's Episcopal Churchyard 25: 2367:Frederick de Peyster (1758–1834) 1828:Fordham Univ Press. p. 149. 1022:Henrietta Maria Bordley at age 10 682:, Peale's favorite female painter 1526: 1509: 1492: 1477: 1460: 1443: 1426: 1409: 1393: 1376: 1359: 1335: 1318: 1293: 1270: 1252: 1235: 1218: 1201: 1184: 1167: 1150: 1133: 1115: 1097: 1082: 1063: 1047: 1029: 1024:(1773), Honolulu Academy of Arts 1014: 997: 982: 967: 949: 932: 917: 902: 2422:(1841–1873), Union Army officer 1852:Arts in America: a bibliography 1586:. Maryland Historical Society. 575:style and appears today in the 222: 198: 174: 2621:19th-century American painters 2606:18th-century American painters 2520:Elizabeth de Peyster, married 1557:, grandson who was an inventor 652:American Philosophical Society 603:American Philosophical Society 593:Peale had a great interest in 245:, Peale moved from his native 1: 2661:People from colonial Maryland 2462:Cornelia de Peyster, married 2398:(1839–1905), lawyer, married 1795:Alexander, Edward P. (1995). 1746:"Peale's Philadelphia Museum" 1348: 1304: 1071:Mrs. James Smith and Grandson 840:patented the second official 650:and the original home of the 442:Congress of the Confederation 299: 49: 798:St. Peter's Episcopal Church 422:St. Peter's Episcopal Church 27:American painter (1741–1827) 2197:Charles Willson Peale House 2166:Peale's Philadelphia Museum 1822:Johnston, James H. (2012). 1301:Mrs. David Forman and Child 1159:Armand Tuffin de La RouΓ«rie 720:Sophonisba Angusciola Peale 589:Peale's Philadelphia Museum 321:Yale University Art Gallery 2697: 2636:American portrait painters 1960:10.1179/019713602806082575 586: 577:Philadelphia Museum of Art 259:American Revolutionary War 2420:John Watts de Peyster Jr. 2396:Frederic James de Peyster 1997:Miller, Lillian B. 1980. 1687:, National Gallery of Art 1636:, and Lori Zabar (2010). 1584:Maryland Historical Trust 1260:George Washington at the 941:Anne Catherine Hoof Green 459:, an organization of the 241:In 1775, inspired by the 57:National Portrait Gallery 41: 2379:Robert Edward Livingston 2148:The Artist in His Museum 333:The Artist in His Museum 2540:(1799–1885), naturalist 2484:Johannes de Peyster III 2464:Jacob R. Van Rensselaer 2337:Stephanus Van Cortlandt 2324:Johannes de Peyster Sr. 2272:Charles Coleman Sellers 2140:Washington at Princeton 1697:Bellion, Wendy (2003). 1670:"Charles Willson Peale" 891:was named in his honor. 552:Washington at Princeton 316:Washington at Princeton 279:Washington at Princeton 48:Peale's self-portrait, 2626:American male painters 2400:Augusta McEvers Morris 2313:de Peyster family tree 2051:The Winterthur Library 1634:Barratt, Carrie Rebora 1037:Miniature portrait of 764:Titian Ramsay Peale II 708:Rosalba Carriera Peale 455:In 1764, Peale joined 425: 413: 397: 386: 378: 367: 345: 323: 306: 261:, Peale served in the 2631:American slave owners 2524:(1741–1827), painter 2522:Charles Willson Peale 2414:John Watts de Peyster 2354:Jacobus Van Cortlandt 2125:Charles Willson Peale 2007:Yale University Press 1561:"The New Museum Idea" 1469:James Mitchell Varnum 889:Charles Willson Peale 730:Titian Ramsay Peale I 696:museum owner/operator 547:James Mitchell Varnum 476:John Singleton Copley 419: 403: 392: 384: 373: 351: 329: 312: 293: 236:Charles Willson Peale 36:Charles Willson Peale 2681:Trompe-l'Ε“il artists 2410:(1796–1882), lawyer 2342:Pierre Van Cortlandt 2254:George Escol Sellers 1775:search.amphilsoc.org 1771:"APS Member History" 1555:George Escol Sellers 1404:, designed by Peale. 1054:Locket Engraving of 516:Pennsylvania militia 263:Pennsylvania Militia 187:Elizabeth de Peyster 86:Province of Maryland 55:, now housed at the 18:Charles Wilson Peale 2517:William de Peyster 2475:Johannes de Peyster 2426:Johnston de Peyster 2408:Frederic de Peyster 2089:Library of Congress 2076:Library of Congress 2070:by Peale from the * 1902:(1). 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Charles Wilson Peale

National Portrait Gallery
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Province of Maryland
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Saint Peter's Episcopal Churchyard
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Painting
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Maryland
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Continental Army
Philadelphia Museum
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Washington at Princeton
Yale University Art Gallery

The Artist in His Museum
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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