John B. Pendleton

Rembrandt Peale, John B. Pendleton, ca. 1820, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.38
Rembrandt Peale, John B. Pendleton, ca. 1820, watercolor on ivory, image (oval): 1 7⁄8 x 1 5⁄8 in. (4.9 x 4.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.38
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Artwork Details

Title
John B. Pendleton
Artist
Date
ca. 1820
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image (oval): 1 7⁄8 x 1 5⁄8 in. (4.9 x 4.0 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Pendelton, John B. — bust
Object Number
1999.27.38
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1999.27.38

Artwork Description

John B. Pendleton (1798-1866) was one of America’s earliest lithographers, establishing his printing house in Boston in 1825. Lithography was then the most modern form of reproducing a drawing. One of Pendleton’s apprentices was Nathaniel Currier, who would eventually buy his mentor’s firm and, with his new partner, rename it Currier & Ives. Rembrandt Peale also painted a full-length portrait of Pendleton, now owned by the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio.

Works by this artist (9 items)

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Rembrandt Peale, The Pier Head, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1981.181.1
The Pier Head
Artist
Not on view
Rembrandt Peale, Unidentified, George Washington, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William Page Howell, 1979.135.8
George Washington
Artist
Unidentified
Copy after Rembrandt Peale
lithograph
Not on view
Rembrandt Peale, Sarony, Major and Knapp, The Court of Death, n.d., color lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Henry Heydenryk, Jr., 1966.26.2
The Court of Death
Artist
Daten.d.
color lithograph
Not on view
Rembrandt Peale, Contemplation, ca. 1850s, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Pamela Scott, 1985.47
Contemplation
Artist
Dateca. 1850s
pencil on paper
Not on view

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Unidentified (Puerto Rican), Da. Barbara Vizcarrondo de Elzaburu, 19th century, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1996.91.20
Da. Barbara Vizcarrondo de Elzaburu
Artist
Unidentified (Puerto Rican)
Date19th century
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
George Catlin, Portrait of Mary Catlin, ca. 1827, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David C. Morse, 1984.139.2
Portrait of Mary Catlin
Artist
Dateca. 1827
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Edward Greene Malbone, Mr. Lawrence of Boston, 1803, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.6.71
Mr. Lawrence of Boston
Artist
Date1803
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
George Catlin, Mrs. Putnam Catlin (Mary "Polly" Sutton), 1825, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1939.2.1
Mrs. Putnam Catlin (Mary ​“Polly” Sutton)
Artist
Date1825
watercolor on ivory
Not on view