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Self-Portrait
Charles Willson Peale
de Young museum
San Francisco, CA, United States
Peale painted this self portrait in 1822 as a gift to his daughter Sophonisba, and it was exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in that year. A note in the catalogue read, “Painted in the 81st year of his age without spectacles.” This image of the elderly artist-scientist conveys Peale’s documented intelligence, searching powers of observation, and firm sensibility and idealism.
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Details
- Title: Self-Portrait
- Creator: Charles Willson Peale
- Physical Dimensions: 29 1/4 x 24 1/8 in. (74.3 x 61.3 cm)
- Original Source: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
- Rights: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd
- Medium: Oil on canvas
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