Sarah Miriam Peale | |
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 Self Portrait by Sarah Miriam Peale, 1818 | |
| Born | May 19, 1800 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 19, 1885 (aged 84) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Still life; portraiture |
Sarah Miriam Peale (May 19, 1800 – February 4, 1885) was an American portrait painter, considered the first American woman to succeed as a professional artist.[1] One of a family of artists of whom her uncle Charles Willson Peale was the most illustrious, Sarah Peale painted portraits mainly of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. notables, politicians, and military figures. Lafayette sat for her four times.
- ^ Ogden, Kate (2016). "The Peale Family of Painters". Rutgers University: Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. Retrieved 6 January 2017.