Charles Willson Peale
1741–1827 · American · 30 artworks
RococoRealistic portraitureEmphasis on detailUse of symbolismNaturalistic lightingNarrative composition
artist bio
Charles Willson Peale was an American painter, soldier, scientist, inventor, politician, and naturalist. He is best remembered for his portrait paintings of leading figures of the American Revolution and his establishment of the first major museum in the United States.
what you'll learn
Studying Peale's work allows students to understand portraiture in the context of early American history and the development of American identity. Students can also learn about the role of art in documenting historical figures and events.
related: Gilbert Stuart, John Singleton Copley
30 artworks
Titian Ramsay Peale
1819
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Self-Portrait
1791
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Self Portrait
1822
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Thomas Elliott and His Granddaughter Deborah Hibernia
1797
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Cabbage Patch, The Gardens of Belfield, Pennsylvania
1816
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Robert Goldsborough and Family
1787
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Mother Caressing Her Convalescant Daughter
1818
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Thomas and Henry Sergeant
1787
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Portrait of a Maryland Gentleman
1775
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View of the Garden at Belfield
1816
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Mrs. John O'Donnell (Sarah Chew Elliott)
1787
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Portrait of Colonel John Cox
1793
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A Front View of Statehouse at Annapolis
1800
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Mrs. James Smith and Grandson
1776
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Belfield Farm
1817
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Landscape Looking Towards Sellers Hall from Mill Bank
1818
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Mordecai Gist
1774
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Governor Thomas McKean and His Son, Thomas, Jr.
1787
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Noah and His Ark (after Charles Catton)
1819
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Portrait of James W. DePeyster
1798
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Millbank
1818
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Rachel Weeping
1776
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Charles Wilson Peale 1741-1827
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George Washington (1732–1799), as Colonel Commander of the Virginian Colonial Troops
1772
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Mrs. Thomas Ellott (Mary Chase)
1787
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William Smith and His Grandson
1788
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James Peale Painting a Miniature
1795
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Mrs. Thomas Leiper and Her Daughter, Helen Hamilton Leiper
1794
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Washington After the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey
1782
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Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Robinson
1795
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