Sarah Miriam Peale (1800 - 1885)
1800-05-19Philadelphia, USA1885-02-04Philadelphia, USAUSA
Sarah Miriam Peale
Sarah Miriam Peale was an American portrait painter, considered the first American woman to succeed as a professional artist. One of a family of artists of whom her uncle Charles Willson Peale was the most illustrious, Sarah Peale painted portraits mainly of Maryland, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. notables, politicians, and military figures. Lafayette sat for her four times.
Date and place of birt: | 19 may 1800, Philadelphia, USA |
---|---|
Date and place of death: | 4 february 1885, Philadelphia, USA |
Nationality: | USA |
Period of activity: | XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter, Portraitist |
Genre: | Portrait, Still life |
Art style: | Realism, Naturalism |