Rubens Peale

Raphaelle Peale, Rubens Peale, ca. 1800, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Edwin Kirk, 1941.9.1
Raphaelle Peale, Rubens Peale, ca. 1800, watercolor on paper, sight 3 3⁄4 x 2 5⁄8 in. (9.5 x 6.7 cm) rectangle, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Edwin Kirk, 1941.9.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Rubens Peale
Artist
Date
ca. 1800
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 3 3⁄4 x 2 5⁄8 in. (9.5 x 6.7 cm) rectangle
Credit Line
Gift of Edwin Kirk
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — art — artist
  • Portrait male — Peale, Rubens — bust
Object Number
1941.9.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1941.9.1

Artwork Description

This small drawing of Rubens Peale (1784-1864) resembles many of the silhouettes made during this period, showing the artist’s brother in profile. Rubens was a favorite subject for his artistic family, and several members painted his likeness. Designed to be framed and hung on a wall rather than in a closed locket worn on the body, this piece demonstrates how the line between miniatures and small-scale drawings was beginning to blur.

Works by this artist (10 items)

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Raphaelle Peale, Melons and Morning Glories, 1813, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Paul Mellon, 1967.39.2
Melons and Morning Glories
Artist
Date1813
oil on canvas
On view
Raphaelle Peale, George Fisher, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore, 1950.4.24
George Fisher
Artist
Dateca. 1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Raphaelle Peale, William E. Dickson, ca. 1815, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1944.3.32
William E. Dickson
Artist
Dateca. 1815
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Raphaelle Peale, Catherine Douglas Dickson, ca. 1818, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1944.3.33
Catherine Douglas Dickson
Artist
Dateca. 1818
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

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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
Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, John Trumbull, General George Washington, ca. 1845, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.19
General George Washington
Artist
Dateca. 1845
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Margaret Maclay Bogardus, Peter Van Dyke, ca. 1835, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1953.7.1
Peter Van Dyke
Artist
Dateca. 1835
watercolor on ivory
Not on view