American painter
Anna Claypoole Peale |
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Anna Claypoole Peale, by James Peale, c. 1805 |
Born | (1791-03-06)March 6, 1791
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
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Died | December 25, 1878(1878-12-25) (aged 87)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
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Known for | Portrait miniature |
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Spouse(s) | William Staughton, 1829; William Duncan 1841-1864 |
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Anna Claypoole Peale (March 6, 1791 – December 25, 1878) was an American painter who specialized in portrait miniatures on ivory and still lifes. She and her sister, Sarah Miriam Peale, were the first women elected academicians of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[1]