Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827), self-portrait from 1822

Charles Willson Peale (April 15, 1741 – February 22, 1827) was an American painter, soldier and naturalist. Charles Willson Peale (self portrait, 1822) The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Charles Willson Peale (self portrait, 1822) The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events April 10 - Austrian army attack troops of Frederick the Great at Mollwitz August 10 - Raja of Travancore defeats Dutch East India Company naval expedition at Battle of Colachel December 19 - Vitus Bering dies in his expedition east of Siberia December 25 - Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale Celsius... is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1827 (MDCCCXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ...

Peale was born in Chester, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, the son of Charles Peale and his wife Margaret. In 1749 his brother James Peale (1749-1831) was born. Charles became an apprentice to a saddle maker when he was thirteen years old. Upon reaching maturity, he opened his own saddle shop; however, when his Loyalist creditors discovered he had joined the Sons of Liberty organization, they conspired to bankrupt his business. Chester is a census-designated place located in Queen Annes County, Maryland. ... Queen Annes County is a county located on the Eastern Shore of the U.S. state of Maryland. ... 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. ... A saddle is a seat for a rider fastened to an animals back. ... [[ This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Sons of Liberty as depicted in British press The Sons of Liberty was a secret organization of American Patriots which originated in the Thirteen Colonies before the American Revolution. ... Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their creditors. ...

Finding that he had a talent for painting, especially portraitures, Peale studied for a time under John Hesselius and John Singleton Copley; eventually friends raised enough money for him to travel to England to take instruction from Benjamin West. Peale studied with West for two years beginning in 1767, afterward returning to America and settling in Annapolis, Maryland. There, he taught painting to his younger brother, James Peale, who in time also became a noted artist. Portrait of Copley by Gilbert Stuart. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Self Portrait of Benjamin West, ca. ... “Annapolis” redirects here. ... 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. ...

In 1762, he married Rachel Brewer (1744-1790). They had ten children. The sons included Raphaelle Peale (1774-1825), Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860), Rubens Peale (1784-1865), Titian Peale (1799-1885). Among the daughters: Angelica Kauffman Peale married Alexander Robinson, Priscilla Peale married Dr. Henry Boteler, and Sophonisba Peale married Coleman Sellers. Raphaelle Peale (1776 – 1825) is considered the first professional American painter of still-life. ... Self-Portrait - Rembrandt Peale Rembrandt Peale (22 February 1778 - 3 October 1860) was a United States Neoclassical painter. ... Titian Ramsay Peale. ...

Peale's enthusiasm for the nascent national government brought him to the capital, Philadelphia, in 1776 where he painted portraits of American notables and visitors from overseas. His estate, which is on the campus of La Salle University in Philadelphia, can still be visited. He also raised troops for the revolution and eventually gained the rank of captain in 1777, having participated in several battles. While in the field, he continued to paint, doing miniature portraits of various officers in the Continental Army, of which he would develop enlarged versions in later years. He served in the Pennsylvania state assembly in 1779-80, after which he returned to painting full-time. For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) and Philly. ... La Salle University is a private, co-educational, comprehensive university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Named for St. ... This article is about military actions only. ... Illustration depicting uniforms and weapons used during the 1779 to 1783 period of the American Revolution by showing four soldiers standing in an informal group General George Washington, was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army on June 15, 1775. ...

In 1778, his second son Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860), was born. Rembrandt became one of the most important American painters in his time. Self-Portrait - Rembrandt Peale Rembrandt Peale (22 February 1778 - 3 October 1860) was a United States Neoclassical painter. ...

Peale painted in the trompe l'oeil style,^[1] and was quite prolific as an artist. While he did portraits of scores of historic figures (such as John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton), he is probably best known for his portraits of George Washington. The first time Washington ever sat for a portrait was with Peale in 1772, and there would be six other sittings; using these seven as models, Peale produced altogether close to 60 portraits of Washington. In January 2005, a full length portrait of "Washington at Princeton" from 1779 sold for $21.3 million dollars -setting a record for the highest price paid for an American portrait. [[: Le Image:Mural de Narbonne. ... For other persons named John Hancock, see John Hancock (disambiguation). ... Thomas Jefferson (13 April 1743 N.S.–4 July 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–09), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of Republicanism in the United States. ... Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757–July 12, 1804) was an Army officer, lawyer, Founding Father, American politician, leading statesman, financier and political theorist. ... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America. ...

In 1791, he married Elizabeth de Peyster (d. 1804), his second wife, with whom he had another six children. In 1795, they had a son Franklin Peale born on October 15 at Philadelphia. His son Franklin became the Chief Coiner at the Philadelphia Mint. In 1799, Titian Ramsay Peale (1799-1885), was born, who became an important naturalist and early developer of the science, technique and art of photography. Categories: Stub | 1799 births | 1885 deaths ...

The Artist in His Museum (self-portrait, 1822)

He also had a great interest in natural history, and organized the first U.S. scientific expedition in 1801. These two major interests combined in his founding of what became the Philadelphia Museum, and was later renamed the Peale Museum. This museum was stocked with artwork supplied by Peale, as well as artifacts of natural history, such as a mastodon skeleton found on the first expedition. After his death, the museum was sold to, and split up by, showmen P. T. Barnum and Moses Kimball. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (575x750, 47 KB) Description: Title: en: The Artist in His Museum Technique: en: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: en: 103 3/4 x 79 7/8 (263. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (575x750, 47 KB) Description: Title: en: The Artist in His Museum Technique: en: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: en: 103 3/4 x 79 7/8 (263. ... The Artist in His Museum is an 1822 self-portrait by the American artist Charles Willson Peale (1741–1827). ... Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now often viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines of integrative organismal biology. ... The Peale Museum is a museum of paintings and natural history, located in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. It is the oldest museum building in the Western Hemisphere. ... Mastodons or Mastodonts (meaning nipple-teeth) are members of the extinct genus Mammut of the order Proboscidea and form the family Mammutidae; they resembled, but were distinct from, the woolly mammoth which belongs to the family Elephantidae. ... Phineas Taylor Barnum Phineas Taylor Barnum by Mathew Brady 1856 newspaper advertisement for Barnums American Museum Parody of Jenny Linds first American tour for P.T. Barnum, New York City, October 1850 Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: P. T. Barnum Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5... Newspaper advertisement for the Boston Museum, by Moses Kimball, from the Barre Patriot, Barre, Vermont, 15 September 1850. ...

In 1802, he had a daughter Elizabeth De Peyster Peale (1802-57), who married William Augustus Patterson (1792-1833), in 1820.

In 1804, he married a Quakeress from Philadelphia named Hannah More, who raised the children from his previous two marriages. Hannah More (February 2, 1745 - September 7, 1833) was an English religious writer and philanthropist. ...

Peale could accurately be described as a "renaissance man", having developed a certain level of expertise in such diverse fields as carpentry, dentistry, optometry, shoemaking and taxidermy. He also wrote several books, among which were An Essay on Building Wooden Bridges (1797) and An Epistle to a Friend on the Means of Preserving Health (1803). Each named for artists themselves, Peale taught all of his children to paint, and three of them, Rembrandt, Raphaelle and Titian Ramsay, became noted artists in their own right. For other uses, see Renaissance Man (disambiguation). ... A carpenter is a skilled craftsman who performs carpentry -- a wide range of woodworking that includes constructing buildings, furniture, and other large objects out of wood. ... A Dentist and Dental Assistant perform surgery on a patient. ... Optometry (Greek: optos meaning seen or visible and metria meaning measurement) is a health care profession concerned with examination, diagnosis, and treatment of the eyes and related structures and with determination and correction of vision problems using lenses and other optical aids [1]. An optical refractor (also called a foropter... Shoemaking is a traditional handicraft profession, which has now been largely superseded by industrial manufacture of footwear. ... A mounted snow leopard. ... Self-Portrait - Rembrandt Peale Rembrandt Peale (22 February 1778 - 3 October 1860) was a United States Neoclassical painter. ... Raphaelle Peale (1776 – 1825) is considered the first professional American painter of still-life. ... Categories: Stub | 1799 births | 1885 deaths ...

His brother-in-law was Congressman Nathaniel Ramsey. A WW II Liberty Ship SS Charles Willson Peale was named in his honor and built in Portland, OR in 1942. Nathaniel Ramsey (May 1, 1741– October 23, 1817) was an American lawyer and soldier from Cecil County, Maryland. ...

Notable works

External links

• Voice of America article on record price for American portrait
• Charles Peale's Gravesite
• Portrait of General David Foreman, Berkshire Museum

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