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

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and

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. Peale's style was influenced by

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after a stay in Paris in his early thirties.

Early life and education

Peale was born on February 22, 1778, near present-day Richboro, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County

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, the third of six surviving children (11 had died) to his mother, Rachel Brewer, and father, Charles Willson Peale, in Bucks County. His father was also a notable artist, and named him after the noted 17th-century Dutch painter and engraver

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Harmenszoon van Rijn. His father also taught all of his children, including

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, and Titian Peale, to paint scenery and portraiture, and tutored Rembrandt in the arts and sciences. Rembrandt began drawing at the age of eight. A year after his mother's death and the remarriage of his father, Peale left the school of the arts, and completed his first self-portrait at the age of 13. The canvas displays the young artist's early mastery. The clothes, however, give the notion that Peale exaggerated what a 13-year-old would look like, and Peale's hair curls like the hair of a Renaissance angel. Later in his life, Peale "often showed this painting to young beginners, to encourage them to go from 'bad' to better..."

Career

In July 1787, Charles Willson Peale introduced his son Rembrandt to

, and the young aspirant artist watched his father paint the future president. In 1795, at the age of 17, Rembrandt painted an aging Washington, making him appear far more aged than in reality. The portrait was well received, and Rembrandt had made his debut. In 1822, Peale moved to New York City, where he embarked on an attempt to paint what he hoped would become the "standard likeness" of Washington. He studied portraits by other artists including

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and his own father, as well as his own 1795 picture which had never truly satisfied him. His resulting work ''Patriae Pater'', completed in 1824, depicts Washington through an oval window, and is considered by many to be second only to Gilbert Stuart's iconic Athenaeum painting of the first president. Peale subsequently attempted to capitalize on the success of what quickly became known as his "Porthole" picture. ''Patriae Pater'' (Latin for "Father of Our Country") was purchased by Congress in 1832 for $2,000. It currently hangs in the Old Senate Chamber. In 1826, he helped found the

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. Peale went on to create over 70 detailed replicas, including one of Washington in full military uniform that currently hangs in the

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. Peale continued to paint other noted portraits, such as those of the third president Thomas Jefferson while he was in office (1805), and later on a portrait of Chief Justice

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Travels

Noted for his "itinerant" nature, Peale visited Europe several times to study art (Ward). Throughout his life, Peale traveled across the western hemisphere in search of inspiration and opportunities as an artist. His father helped pay his way to Paris, where he stayed from June to September 1808, and again from October 1809 to November 1810. In Paris, Peale studied the works of

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, which influenced him to paint in the Neoclassical style. He painted the famous explorer

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and several other noted patrons such as Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac and

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. After his successes in France, Peale returned to Philadelphia in 1810. His efforts to establish his knowledge and mastery of art were displayed in his painting ''The Roman Daughter'' (1811). The painting depicts a young girl shielding her father, a prisoner in chains, and feeding him from her breast, the emblem of "

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" reported in the pages of Pliny. It was deemed too "sensational" by the people of Philadelphia, who were unsympathetic to his endeavors toward "improving the state of fine arts in America" in the 19th century. Amid the economic hardship of the

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, President Jefferson—who promised to buy the 1795 portrait of Washington, but could not keep his promise—instead encouraged Peale to go to Europe, as "we have genius among us but no unemployed wealth to reward it".

Peale's Baltimore Museum

Rembrandt Peale - Rubens Peale with a Geranium - Google Art Project

Motivated by his father's establishment of the Philadelphia Museum (1786) and having been unsuccessful in Philadelphia, Rembrandt Peale assumed his father's role in another city. On August 15, 1814, Peale launched his first museum as soon as he arrived in the municipality of

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, Maryland on Holliday Street between East Saratoga and Lexington Streets, the first building constructed in America to serve as a museum. It later served as the second Baltimore City Hall, 1830–1875; a "Colored" primary, grammar, and high school, part of Baltimore's segregated public school system, 1878–1889; and was restored in 1931 as the Municipal Museum of the City of Baltimore. Renovated and restored again in 1981, it reopened with a groundbreaking interpretive history exhibition, "Rowhouse: A Baltimore Style of Living." In 1985, the Municipal Museum, which had grown to five sites (Peale Museum, Carroll Mansion, 1840 House, Baltimore Center for Urban Archaeology, and H.L. Mencken House) was renamed Baltimore City Life Museums. It closed in 1997, a year after opening a new 30,000sf exhibition center. The museum was elaborately illuminated by

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, following the example of his brother

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in Philadelphia. This innovation made a great impression. Peale had acquired an important gas lighting patent, and with some associates founded the successful

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of Baltimore. Having poor business sense, though, he did little to manage the company and was forced out after a few years due to the War of 1812. In 1828, an ambitious Peale raised funds and tried earning money for his previous paintings, in order to travel to Rome. He took along his 15-year-old son, Michael Angelo, a determined young artist who copied his father's paintings in admiration. Peale successfully displayed portraits of

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and Washington as ''Patriæ Pater'' in the Florentine academy. At the age of 82, Peale died on October 3, 1860, at his house on 1506 Vine St in Philadelphia. He is buried at Woodlands Cemetery in West Philadelphia.

Works

Exhibited and discussed in "In Pursuit of Fame: Rembrandt Peale 1778–1860," Washington D.C., National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian institution, 1992–93, The portrait of Margaret Irvine Miller exemplifies Peale's ability to convey a story and capture character through taking liberty with the way in which he portrayed his sitters. Mrs. Miller, by birth working-class, later raised her position in Philadelphia society. Though her clothing is aristocratic, Mrs. Miller's pose and gaze are those of a straightforward, working-class woman. The subtle juxtaposition is masterfully captured in the finest of terms. In 1801, Peale painted a portrait of his brother

, youngest of the six Peale children, who always had an admiration for gardening and tending to natural life. Peale seated his brother next to a

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. The painting signifies the artist's admiration for a sibling's love of nature, and may have been inspired by the Dutch 17th-century artist,

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, who had painted a series of oil-on-copper paintings representing the five senses. His painting, ''Smell'' is quite similar to Rembrandt Peale's. Rembrandt's piece captures the essence of a young gardener/artist's peace of mind, gracefully looking out, a posture of wonder and calmness. In 1824, Peale painted the ''Patriæ Pater'', in which a rectangle supporting an oval wreath surrounds the eye-catching image of George Washington. The most successful painting of Peale's 50-year career, it inspired

to have his portrait done by Peale in the same fashion. The painting was criticized as lacking authenticity, as it was not completed until after Washington's death (1799). Nonetheless, Peale received commendations for his portrait by many noted politicians such as Washington's nephew, Judge Bushrod Washington, who was an associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and Marshall. Peale's neoclassical painting ''The Roman Daughter'' demonstrates compassion and graceful defense; his copy of Correggio's Angel, and his immense allegorical painting, '' Court of Death'' (1820), reveal the same artistic style.

Personal life

At the age of 20, Peale married 22-year-old Eleanor May Short (1776–1836) at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in

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. During their marriage, Peale and Short had nine children: Rosalba, Eleanor, Michael Angelo, Angelica, and Emma Clara among them. In 1840, he married Harriet Cany (1799–1869), one of his pupils and an artist in her own right.

Legacy

Rembrandt Peale completed more than 600 paintings. He painted portraits of many notable people, including American presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, Chief Justice John Marshall, and John C. Calhoun. His paintings are in many public collections.

Collections

Rembrandt Peale - Portrait of Rosalba Peale - Google Art Project

Rembrandt Peale - Portrait of Edward Shippen Burd of Philadelphia - Google Art Project

The following is a partial list of collections holding works by Rembrandt Peale: *Washington, D.C.: National Museum of American Art and

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, The

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*Baltimore, Maryland: The Peale Museum, Baltimore Museum of Art,

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*Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania,

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, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts *Detroit, Michigan: Detroit Institute of Arts *Columbus, Georgia: The Columbus Museum *Birmingham, Alabama: Birmingham Museum of Art *New York: Brooklyn Museum, The Peale Museum of New York *

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*Dallas, Texas: The Dallas Museum of Art Modern American Collection *Pittsfield, Massachusetts: Berkshire Museum *Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: La Salle University Art Museum *Williamsburg, Virginia:

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at William & Mary *Wilmington, Delaware:

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*Saint Louis, Missouri: Saint Louis Art Museum

Other notable paintings

* ''Charles Willson Peale,'' Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1812 * ''Washington Before Yorktown,''

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, 1824 * ''John C. Calhoun,'' Gibbes Museum of Art, 1834 * ''The Sisters, Eleanor and Rosalba Peale,'' A. Augustus Healy Fund,

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, 1826 * ''General Thomas Sumter,'' Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, 1796 * ''Mrs. Marbury,'' Private Collection, 1797 * ''Sculpture,''

, Philadelphia, * ''DeWitt Clinton,'' Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1823 * ''

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,'' Elise Peale Patterson de Golpi-Toro, New York, 1835 * ''Eleanor May Short Peale,'' Private Collection, 1836 * ''William Henry Harrison,'' Grouseland (William Henry Harrison House), Vincennes, IN

A portrait identified

A painting of a comedian who was an acquaintance of the British painter

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—an artist whose style resembled Peale's, and who claimed the picture as his own—was examined by the National Portrait Gallery of London in 1914. It was initially confirmed as Clint's artwork. Later, the gallery further examined the history behind the painting: the English comedian, Charles Mathews, had arrived in New York in 1822, and left shortly after Peale had welcomed him for a portrait painting."Meschutt, David." “Rembrandt Peale's Portrait of Charles Mathews, British Comedian, Identified.” American Art Journal, Vol. 21, No. 3. (1989), pp. 74–79.

Gallery

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'' (1800) File:Samuel Fisher Bradford by Rembrandt Peale .jpg, ''Samuel Fisher Bradford'' (1803–1808) File:Albert Gallatin, by Rembrandt Peale, from life, 1805.jpg, ''Albert Gallatin'' (1805) File:Portrait of Margaret Irvine Miller, by Rembrandt Peale, 1805.jpg, ''Portrait of Margaret Irvine Miller'' (1805) File:Portrait of William Short.jpg, ''Portrait of William Short'' (1806) File:Rembrandt Peale - Portrait of Henry Robinson - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Portrait of Henry Robinson'' (1806–1808) File:Rembrandt Peale - Rubens Peale - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Portrait of Rubens Peale'' (1807) File:Alida Livingston Armstrong and Daughter.jpeg, ''Alida Livingston Armstrong and Daughter'' () File:Boy from the Taylor Family.jpeg, ''Boy from the

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'' (1812) File:Rembrandt Peale - William Henry Harrison - Google Art Project.jpg, ''

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Rosalba Peale Rosalba Carriera Peale (1799 – November 15, 1874) was an American portraitist, landscape painter, and lithographer. She was the eldest daughter of artist Rembrandt Peale and granddaughter of Charles Willson Peale. Early life Rosa was born i ...

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Horace H. Hayden Horace Henry Hayden D.D.S. (October 13, 1769 – January 25, 1844) was the first licensed American dentist and dentistry school founder. Education Hayden was born in Windsor, Connecticut. After working as a cabin boy, architect and schooltea ...

'' (1829) File:Portrait_of_Raja_Ram_Mohun_Roy,_1833.jpg, '' Raja Rammohan Roy'' (1833) File:John C Calhoun Rembrandt Peale 1834.jpeg, ''

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)'' (1846) File:Bonhams - Rembrandt Peale (American, 1778-1860) Niagara Falls 18 x 24in.jpg, ''Niagara Falls'' (1849) File:Portraits of Richard Colgate Dale Jr and Elizabeth Woodruff Dale by Rembrandt Peale.jpg, Portraits of ''Richard Colgate Dale Jr'' and ''Elizabeth Woodruff Dale'' (1857)

Notes

References

*Hunter, Jr., Wilbur H. "Peale's Baltimore Museum." College Art Journal, Vol. 12, No. 1. (Autumn, 1952), pp. 31–36 *Mahey, John A. "The Studio of Rembrandt Peale." American Art Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2. (Autumn, 1969), pp. 20–40. *Meschutt, David." "Rembrandt Peale's Portrait of Charles Mathews, British Comedian, Identified." American Art Journal, Vol. 21, No. 3. (1989), pp. 74–79. *Miller, Lillian B. ''Rembrandt Peale: A Life in the Arts: 1778–1860''. The Historical Society of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 1985 *Soltis, Carol Eaton. "Rembrandt Peale's ''Rubens Peale with a Geranium'': A Possible Source in David Teniers the Younger". ''American Art Journal'', Vol. 33, No. 1/2. (2002), pp. 4–19 * Ward, David C. ''Charles Willson Peale: Art and Selfhood in the Early Republic'' Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 2004. *Ward, David C. "Celebration of Self: The Portraiture of Charles Willson Peale and Rembrandt Peale, 1822–27." American Art, Vol. 7, No. 1. (Winter, 1993), pp. 8–27.

External links

*Th
Rembrandt And Harriet Peale Papers, 1824–1932
have been digitized and posted online by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Rembrandt Peale Gallery
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