Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-25
MISS PEALE, THE ARTIST.
Her Removal TO PhiIadeIphIa-An
AnecdOte.

AANOOOsOs
The st. Louis Republican, in a
recent issue, says:
Miss Sarah M. Peale, the artist,
who has been a resident of st.
Louis for over thirty years, left last
night to Join her sisters in Phila-
delphia, which place she will make
her future home. Before leaving
she took an aifectionate leave Of her
many friends, on parting from them
perhaps forever. A number of them,
among whom were DR.. Eames, Mrs.
Taylor, Mrs. Charles Haven, Mrs.
Quigley and others, saw her off on
the train and bade her bon voyage.
Miss Peale's father, James Peale,
was a miniature painter, and her
uncle, James Wilson Peale, was the
founder of Peale's Museum, in Phil
adelphia, and his portraits of Wash
ington are the property of the
country. Besides her connection
with the historical family of Peales
on her fathers side, her ancestor on
the maternal side was distinguished,
being traced to no less a parsonage
than Oliver Cromwell, her great
grandfather, John Claypole, who
was grandson of the Lord Pro-
tector, being one of seven who, in
1852, accompanied William Penn
to America, and his son, James
Claypole, Quilt the first brick house
in Philadelphia.
Miss Peale, following the bent OF
her inclination, adopted the voca-
tion in which the Peale family had
acquired a national reputation,
studied with her uncle in Philadel-
phia and her father in Baltimore,
principally devoting herself to min,
iature painting. Her reputation
called her to Washington, where
many distinguished members OF
congress gave her sittings. She
painted portraits of Caleb Gushing,
Thomas H. Benton, DR.. Thomas f
Linn, Dixon II. Lewis, the fat
member from Alabama" Abel T
Upsher, who was killed by the ex-
plosion of the big gun on the
Princeton; Henry A. Wise, VIM,
R. King, subsequently Vice Presi
dent Of the United States, and
several other notables. In 1S4(
she came 10 st. Louis on the invita-
ton of Nathaniel Ohilds, Truster
Polk and wife, Senator Linn anC
other friends, and made her home
here up to the present time. Dur
ing her residence in st. Louis sht
was industriously devoted to hel
art, as the many portraits painted
by her Of prominent persons Gmpl.
attest. Her portraits of Danie
Webster, Thomas II. Benton, Ed
ward H. Johnston and Genera
Rosecrans were presented to tht
Mercantile Library Association
and may be seen hanging on tn,
walls of the reading-room Of tina
institution. Latterly her skill wa
devoted more particularly to tn
painting of flower and fruit pieces
and many of her productions il
this variety of art have been gene
rally admired. Miss Peale's studi,
was usually filled with the original
or copies Of her productions, ant
the visitor had an opportunity Il
study the faces of many eminen
personages whose lineaments wer
depicted true to the life.
The artist had a fund of anec
dote connected with some of he
distinguished sitters, which on oc
casion she was wont to relate. On
characteristic of the able Statesman
and iurist, Caleb Cushing, ma,
suffice in this connection. Mis-
PeDle, pointing her finger at th
Cushing portrait, remarked that h
appeared to her to be exceedingl
vain and provoking while sittin
for his portrait. He was rough
indeed, till after the second sitting
He was very particular about tn
color of the dress. He wore
"stock on his neck, then the fash
ion, and wanted to know what colo
it was going to be, and being tol
"layender," he said, in his poster
ing way, that might be the colo
of bird or anything" Not onl.
tbe color, but the materials of whic
it was composed had to be explaine
TO him. When the picture was fin
isbed he was called in, and afte
scanning it for q time broke ou
afectedly; "Madam, you have mad
q too handsomep "Ah, but nc
so handsome as the originalf' W;
the quick reply. This captured IL
proud senator, aud he immediateI
raid down the money-S60-an
bore away the picture to his roor
lie was 50 pleased with it that SON
days after, when Miss Peale WI
.atting with . crowd Of ladies