charles peale polk (1767 - 1822)
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.
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.
