Sarah miriam peale biography of william hill
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Sarah Miriam Peale (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 19, 1800 – February 4, 1885, Philadelphia) was an American portrait painter, one of the notable family of artists descended from the miniaturist and still-life painter James Peale, who was her father.
She is noted as a portrait painter, mainly of politicians and military figures.
Sarah miriam peale biography of william hill
Lafayette sat for her four times.
Life
Sarah was James Peale's youngest daughter and was trained by her father, and uncle Charles Willson Peale. She served as a studio assistant to her father. Her first public works date from 1816 with subjects such as flowers and still-life but soon turned to portraiture, In 1818, she spent three months with Rembrandt Peale, her cousin, in Baltimore, and again in 1820 and 1822.
He influenced her painting style and subject matter. For 25 years, she painted in Baltimore (1822–47) and, intermittently, in Washington, D.C.[1]
She was accepted to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1824 [2] along with her sister Anna Cl