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Artist:
Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861  Search this
Sitter:
Titian Ramsay Peale II, 17 Nov 1799 - 13 Mar 1885  Search this
Rembrandt Peale, 22 Feb 1778 - 3 Oct 1860  Search this
Medium:
Ink, pencil and cut paper on paper
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 27.7 × 21.1 cm (10 7/8 × 8 5/16")
Frame: 47.9 × 37.8 × 3.2 cm (18 7/8 × 14 7/8 × 1 1/4")
Type:
Silhouette
Place:
United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia
Date:
1842
Exhibition Label:
Though appearing to converse in this composition by Auguste Edouart, brothers Titian and Rembrandt Peale, both sons of Philadelphia artist Charles Willson Peale, had their silhouettes made three days apart. Titian is identified as the proprietor of the Philadelphia Museum, the institution that his father had founded in 1784. Titian’s contributions to the museum included ethnographic and natural history specimens, notably a butterfly collection from the American West and abroad. Following a period of financial decline, he was eventually forced to close the museum and subsequently went on to experiment with early photographic processes and techniques, and to work in the U.S. Patent Office. Rembrandt, shown at the right wearing glasses, operated a branch of the Peale Museum in Baltimore from 1814 until 1822, selling it to his brother Rubens. While he is best known for his “porthole” portraits of George Washington as pater patriae, Rembrandt also produced hundreds of other portraits and history paintings.
Aunque parecen estar conversando en esta composición de Auguste Edouart, los hermanos Titian y Rembrandt Peale, hijos del artista filadelfiano Charles Willson Peale, posaron para sus siluetas con tres días de diferencia. Titian está identificado como propietario del Museo de Filadelfia, institución fundada por su padre en 1784. Titian aportó al museo especímenes para las áreas de etnografía e historia natural, sobre todo una colección de mariposas del oeste ameri- cano y el extranjero. Luego de un período de bajas económicas, se vio obligado a cerrar el museo y posteriormente experimentó con procesos y técnicas de la incipiente fotografía y trabajó en la Oficina de Patentes de Estados Unidos. Rembrandt, quien aparece a la derecha con gafas, manejó una sucursal del Museo Peale en Baltimore desde 1814 hasta 1822, cuando se la vendió a su hermano Rubens. Aunque se le conoce sobre todo por sus retratos de George Washington como padre de la patria, visto a través de una ventana ovalada en un muro, Rembrandt también produjo cientos de otros retratos y pinturas históricas.
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Silhouette\Cut-out  Search this
Printed Material\Document  Search this
Titian Ramsay Peale II: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
Titian Ramsay Peale II: Male  Search this
Titian Ramsay Peale II: Science and Technology\Scientist\Naturalist  Search this
Rembrandt Peale: Male  Search this
Rembrandt Peale: Literature\Writer\Scientific writer  Search this
Rembrandt Peale: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this
Rembrandt Peale: Science and Technology\Scientist\Naturalist  Search this
Rembrandt Peale: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\History painter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
Object number:
NPG.91.126.82.B
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm428504b4f-60a3-4336-b7a8-904f194bc55b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.91.126.82.B