Charles Willson Peale

American · 1741–1827 · Painter, Printmaker

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American painter (1741–1827)

Born 1741, ChesterDied 1827, PhiladelphiaOccupation Painter, Printmaker, SculptorWikidata Q454945 ↗ULAN 500017914 ↗Museum works 22

Neoclassicism

Also known as C. W. Peale, Charles W. Peale, Charles Wilson Peale, Chas. W. Peale, Chas Wilson Peale, Peale, peale c.w., Peele

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Charles Willson Peale, John Philip de Haas — **John Philip de Haas**1772 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Collection — Open Acces…

Charles Willson Peale, Benjamin and Eleanor Ridgely Laming — **Benjamin and Eleanor Ridgely Laming**1788 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Morris Schapiro — Open Access (CC0)

Charles Willson Peale, John Beale Bordley — **John Beale Bordley**1770 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Barra Foundation, Inc. — Ope…

Charles Willson Peale, Rebecca Bryan White (Mrs. John White) — **Rebecca Bryan White (Mrs. John White)**1788 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Ga…

Charles Willson Peale, Mrs. Samuel Mifflin and Her Granddaughter Rebecca Mifflin Francis — **Mrs. Samuel Mifflin and Her Granddaughter Rebecca Mifflin Francis**1777–80 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Egleston Fund, 1922 — Open Access (CC0)

Charles Willson Peale, Margaret Strachan (Mrs. Thomas Harwood) — **Margaret Strachan (Mrs. Thomas Harwood)**ca. 1771 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1933 — Open Access (CC0)

Charles Willson Peale, George Washington — **George Washington**ca. 1779–81 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Collis P. Huntington, 1897 — Open Acc…

Charles Willson Peale, General Henry Knox — **General Henry Knox**1778 · Watercolor on ivory
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. William Middendorf II, 1968 — Open…

Charles Willson Peale, Nathanael Greene — **Nathanael Greene**1778 · Watercolor on ivory
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924 — Open Ac…

Charles Willson Peale, Arthur St. Clair — **Arthur St. Clair**1780 · Watercolor on ivory
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1932 — Open Access (CC0)

Charles Willson Peale, The Artist in His Museum — **The Artist in His Museum**1822
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Charles Willson Peale, George Washington at Princeton — **George Washington at Princeton**1779
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Charles Willson Peale, Staircase Group (Portrait of Raphaelle Peale and Titian Ramsay Peale I) — **Staircase Group (Portrait of Raphaelle Peale and Titian Ramsay Peale I)**1795
Philadelphia Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Philadelphia Museum of Art

Charles Willson Peale, Thomas Willing — **Thomas Willing**1782
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Charles Willson Peale, Joseph Donaldson — **Joseph Donaldson**1776
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Charles Willson Peale, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Charles Willson Peale, Anthony Butler — **Anthony Butler**1782
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Charles Willson Peale, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Charles Willson Peale, James Peale — **James Peale**1788
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Charles Willson Peale / James Peale, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolit…

Charles Willson Peale, Mrs. John Nicholson (Hannah Duncan) and John Nicholson, Jr. — **Mrs. John Nicholson (Hannah Duncan) and John Nicholson, Jr.**1790 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison — public do…

Charles Willson Peale, John Nicholson — **John Nicholson**1790 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison — public do…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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