John F. Peto

American · 1854–1907 · Painter, Photographer

John Frederick Peto was an American trompe-l'œil painter who was long forgotten until his paintings were rediscovered along with those of fellow trompe-l'œil artist William… (Wikipedia)

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John Frederick Peto was an American trompe-l'œil painter who was long forgotten until his paintings were rediscovered along with those of fellow trompe-l'œil artist William Harnett.

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Born 1854, PhiladelphiaDied 1907, New York CityOccupation Painter, PhotographerWikidata Q978526 ↗ULAN 500030892 ↗Museum works 16

Also known as John Frederick Peto, John Peto, Peto

Works in museum collections

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

John F. Peto, The Old Violin — **The Old Violin**c. 1890 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Avalon Foundation — Open Acc…

John F. Peto, For the Track — **For the Track**1895 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr., in …

John F. Peto, Breakfast — **Breakfast**c. 1890s · oil on academy board
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon —…

John F. Peto, An English Breakfast — **An English Breakfast**c. 1890s · oil on academy board
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon —…

John F. Peto, The Old Kettle — **The Old Kettle**c. 1890s · oil on wood
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon —…

John F. Peto, The Blue Envelope — **The Blue Envelope**c. 1890s · oil on wood
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon —…

John F. Peto, The Old Cremona — **The Old Cremona**1887
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · John F. Peto, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

John F. Peto, Office Board — **Office Board**1885
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · John F. Peto, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

John F. Peto, Old Souvenirs — **Old Souvenirs**1881
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · John F. Peto, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

John F. Peto, Still Life with Oranges and Goblet of Wine — **Still Life with Oranges and Goblet of Wine**1850
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

John F. Peto, Card Rack with a Jack of Hearts — **Card Rack with a Jack of Hearts**c.1895 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund — Open Access (CC0)

John F. Peto, Lights of Other Days — **Lights of Other Days**1906 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Goodman Fund — public domain (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (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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