Printed material relating to Rembrandt Peale
name: label: Creator
content: Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860
label: Names
content: M. Thomas & Sons Auctioneers
label: Names
content: Church, Frederic Edwin, 1826-1900
label: Names
content: Rothermel, Peter Frederick, 1812-1895
label: Names
content: Washington, George, 1732-1799
label: Names
content: Winner, W. E. (William E), -1883
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Occupation
content: Portrait painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 19th century
label: Topic
content: Portrait painting, American
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1955.
creator: label: Creator
content: Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860) was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and was the second son of Charles Willson Peale. He was known primarily for his historical paintings and portraits, particularly those of George Washington. Peale painted his first Washington portrait in 1795 at the age of 17, in a sitting arranged by his father. With his father, he was also a founding member of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He also established Peale's Baltimore Museum and Gallery of Fine Arts in 1814.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel (Partial microfilm reel)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1830-1862
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.pealrepm
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel P29 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The microfilmed printed material relating to Rembrandt Peale contains an annotated auction catalog, "Catalogue of Valuable Original Paintings by the late Rembrandt Peale, and Frederic E. Church, Peter F. Rothermel, and William E. Winner" for an auction at M. Thomas & Sons, Philadelphia, Nov. 18, 1862; a pamphlet (circa 1862), "Portrait of Washington" containing letters addressed to Peale as testimonials of Peale's "port-hole" portrait of Washington, painted in 1823; and two circulars announcing for public subscription new engravings, enlarged and altered, of the portrait (circa 1830).
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art holds the Rembrandt and Harriet Peale collection, circa 1820-1932 and the Rubens Peale diaries, 1855-1865. Also found at the Archives of American Art are the microfilmed Charles Willson Peale diaries and exhibition announcement, 1765-1826; microfilmed Titian Ramsay Peale Collection, 1771-1876; microfilmed Mary Jane Peale and Peale family selected papers, circa 1815-1897; microfilmed selected Peale family papers, 1803-1854; microfilmed selected papers from the Peale-Sellers collection, circa 1767-1904; and microfilmed Augusta Barker papers, 1875-1887. 

The American Philosophical Society holds the Rembrandt Peale papers, 1808-1833 and the Peale family papers, 1705-1898. New York Public Library Archives and Manuscripts Division holds the Rembrandt Peale letters, 1835-1857.