Mrs. Charles Willson Peale (Rachel Brewer)

Charles Willson Peale American

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Peale painted this miniature of his first wife and another version just after her death. Both are based on an earlier, unlocated oil painting from 1771. Rachel Brewer (1744-1790) bore Peale eleven children, including the artists Raphaelle (q.v.), Rembrandt (1778-1860), and Rubens (1784-1865).

Mrs. Charles Willson Peale (Rachel Brewer), Charles Willson Peale (American, Chester, Maryland 1741–1827 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Watercolor on ivory, American

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Mrs. Charles Willson Peale (Rachel Brewer), Charles Willson Peale (American, Chester, Maryland 1741–1827 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Watercolor on ivory, American
Mrs. Charles Willson Peale (Rachel Brewer), Charles Willson Peale (American, Chester, Maryland 1741–1827 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Watercolor on ivory, American
Mrs. Charles Willson Peale (Rachel Brewer), Charles Willson Peale (American, Chester, Maryland 1741–1827 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Watercolor on ivory, American

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