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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
Self-Portrait
Rembrandt Peale stands as one of several talented and successful artists born of the highly influential Peale family of Philadelphia. Collectively, the family made a lasting impact on American art through the establishment of museums and art academies, as well as through their associations with many important members of early American society.
Peale painted numerous self-portraits throughout his career, starting when he was only 13 years old and continuing until age 78. In this self-portrait, he is 68 years old.
ArtistRembrandt Peale(1778-1860)
Date1846
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions37 x 31 x 3 1/2 in.
Signedl.r. R. Peale 1846
Inscription(s)l.r., beneath frame: painted in / 1848 [sic] / Rembrandt Peale / by himself
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2016.13
ClassificationPainting
ProvenanceRosalba Peale Underwood [1799-1874] (Artist’s daughter); by descent to Grafton B. Wirgman, East Orange, NJ (her great-nephew and Artist’s great-grandson); by descent to Carol Wirgman, East Orange, NJ (his daughter and Artist’s great-great granddaughter). (James Graham & Sons, New York). Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge [1882-1973], Madison, NJ; to Estate of Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge, 1973; to (Sotheby’s, New York, NY), October 31, 1975, lot 12; purchased by Henry S. McNeil [d. 1983], Philadelphia, PA; a Philadelphia Estate; to (Christie’s, New York, NY), November 30, 1999, sale 9254, lot 6; purchased by Private Collection; to (Sotheby’s, New York, NY), May 18, 2016, sale N09503, lot 41; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2016
On ViewYes
This artwork's face covers about 157× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.
