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Painting Collection of the Maryland Historical Society
Sheppard Church Leakin
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Sarah Miriam Peale (1800-1885)
Sheppard Church Leakin c. 1820
Oil on canvas
30 5/32 x 25 7/64 in.(76.6 x 63.8 cm.)
Holding Institution: Maryland Historical Society
Accession: 1923-17-27
  About the Artist
  Artist: Sarah Miriam Peale (1800-1885)
  About the Artwork
  Medium: Painting
Influences/Attributions: Attributed to Sarah Miriam Peale
Description: Bust portrait shows Sheppard Church Leakin as young man, facing slightly right, with tousled black hair, wearing yellow vest, white shirt, large black stock, and black coat with gold buttons. Image has dark green background.
Sitter's Life Dates: 1790-1867
Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: "S.C. Leakin by S.M. Peale"
 
 
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