Charles Peale Polk (1767 - 1822)
1767-03-17Annapolis, USA1822-05-06Warsaw, PolandUSA
Charles Peale Polk
Charles Peale Polk was an American portrait painter and the nephew of artist Charles Willson Peale.
Polk’s earliest paintings were copies of his uncle's originals and he was highly dependent on his uncle's training and guidance. He continued to make copies of many paintings including his own. It is said that he produced fifty-seven reproductions of his George Washington portrait.
Date and place of birt: | 17 march 1767, Annapolis, USA |
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Date and place of death: | 6 may 1822, Warsaw, Poland |
Nationality: | USA |
Period of activity: | XVIII, XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter, Portraitist |
Genre: | Portrait |
Art style: | Realism |