File:Rembrandt Peale - Portrait of Dr Meer - Walters 372778.jpg
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[edit]Rembrandt Peale: Portrait of Dr. Meer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q375926 |
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Title |
Portrait of Dr. Meer |
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Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | portrait | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English: Rembrandt was the son of the well-known Neoclassical portraitist, Charles Willson Peale, who used his influence to launch his children's careers as artists. In 1795, Charles used his connections to get 17-year-old Rembrandt a sitting with the growing American legend George Washington. Rembrandt would later paint many portraits of Washington, as well as of Thomas Jefferson.
The younger Peale enjoyed a long, prosperous career, churning out likenesses of the most distinguished members of Colonial America. Due to heavy demand, he often relied on studio assistants. Consequently, the mature work can seem slightly formulaic. However, this early work, probably done at about the same time that the precocious young artist was introduced to Washington, has a refreshing liveliness. The sitter, whose profession and identity remain somewhat unclear, is captured as though directly engaging us. He points to a skull, which is typically used in still-life painting as a symbol of human mortality. Scholars have not yet determined if the prominent skull refers to the sitter's professional status (a medical doctor?) or if it has some other, as yet undeciphered symbolical role. |
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Date |
circa 1795 date QS:P571,+1795-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium |
oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
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Dimensions |
height: 73.6 cm (29 in); width: 62.2 cm (24.5 in) dimensions QS:P2048,73.66U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,62.23U174728
Framed height: 89.2 cm (35.1 in); width: 78.1 cm (30.7 in); depth: 8.2 cm (3.2 in)dimensions QS:P2048,89.22U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,78.11U174728 dimensions QS:P5524,8.26U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
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Accession number |
37.2778 |
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Place of creation | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
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Exhibition history | Rembrandt Peale's Portrait of John Meer: A New Addition to the American Art Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2009. 19th Century Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum. Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin. 2010-2011. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Gift of Jennifer H. Moon, in fond memory of David Painter Mohr, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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