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Portrait of a Baltimore Gentleman
Artist
Rembrandt Peale
(American, 1778 - 1860)
Datec. 1815
MediumOil on canvas mounted on aluminum and balsa panel
DimensionsOverall: 29 13/16 x 24 13/16 in. (75.7 x 63 cm)
Credit LineAcquired in recognition of the distinguished service of William Hull, Founding Director of the Museum of Art, 1971–1983
Object number83.3
Collections
ClassificationsPainting
Object NamePainting
DepartmentPermanent Collection
CultureNorth American
NationalityAmerican
On View
On viewCentury
- Nineteenth
Inscribedverso top right: #927; verso frame right: 11683; plaque bottom center of frame: REMBRANDT PEALE (AMERICAN, 1778 – 1860) / PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN, 1810 – 15 / OIL ON CANVAS / Acquired in recognition of the distinguished service of William Hull Founding Director of the Museum of Art, 1971 - 1983
Exhibition HistoryInaugural Installation: 19th Century American Galleries (109), Palmer Museum of Art, June 1, 2024 – present.Published ReferencesFor more information on the artist see: D. Meschutt, "Rembrandt Peale's portrait of Charles Mathews, British comedian, identified," The American Art Journal, v. 21, no. 3, 1989, pp. 74-9