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Martha Sellman Welch of Ben, by Raphaelle Peale, 1820. Oil on canvas. Maryland Historical Society, City Life Museums Collection, Accession: LA10339.
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Benjamin Henry Latrobe, by Raphaelle Peale, c. 1810. Watercolor on ivory. 2 7/8 x 2 1/4 in. (7.3 x 5.72 cm.) Maryland Historical Society, Accession: 1956-90-1.
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Still Life: Peaches, by Raphaelle Peale, c. 1817. Oil on wood. 12 3/4 x 17 3/64 in. (32.4 x 43.3 cm.) Maryland Historical Society, City Life Museums Collection, Accession: MA13070.
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Medium/Discipline: Painting, Works on Paper
Birthplace: Annapolis, Maryland
Maryland Affiliation: Born here, Active while in residence
Subject Headings: Peale, Raphael; Peale, Raphael (Raphaelle)
Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White
Biography: Raphaelle Peale, the first son of Charles Willson Peale, was born in Annapolis. Taught by his father, Raphaelle and Rembrandt Peale tried to establish a portrait gallery of distinguished persons in Baltimore. On their travels in the southern state, Raphaelle painted miniatures while Rembrandt painted oil portraits. Raphaelle Peale worked in Philadelphia and Norfolk until 1804; thereafter, he and his brother visited southern cities Savannah and Charleston, as well as Baltimore. After his health declined in 1815, he devoted himself to still-life painting which was his most successful artistic pursuit. He visited Maryland once more in 1820, and painted a few portraits here. He also executed profile portraits using a device known as a "physiognotrace."
Taught By: his father, Charles Willson Peale
Selected References: "The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography: Rembrandt Peale," January 1986, v. 110:1.
Pleasants, J. Hall. Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Painting in Maryland (Baltimore: Baltimore Museum of Art), 1945.
Maryland Institutions Holding Artworks: Baltimore Museum of Art; Maryland Historical Society; Walters Art Museum
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