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Charles Willson Peale

82 works

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Oval miniature portrait of a man in a red coat with blue facings and white cravat, set in a gold frame.

Capt. John Gassoway

1790

Seated man in a brown coat holding a gilded sword, beside books on a green cloth, with a landscape painting behind him.

John Philip de Haas

1772

Portrait of a man and woman seated outdoors under a tree, with a green parrot, peaches, and a cloudy landscape behind.

Benjamin and Eleanor Ridgely Laming

1788

Full-length portrait of a man in a red coat pointing, with an open book, a justice statue and a fruit tree behind him.

John Beale Bordley

1770

Oil portrait of a woman with piled brown hair, pearl ornament, and yellow gown with blue ribbons against a dark background.

Rebecca Bryan White (Mrs. John White)

1788

Oil portrait of a man in a grey wig and dark clerical coat with white neckband, in a gilded frame.

Rev. Samuel Eakin

Full-length portrait of a uniformed man with a sword before a flag, with a smoky battle scene behind him.

George Washington at the Battle of Princeton

1784

Seated man in brown coat and white cravat in red armchair, with sailboats and a lighthouse visible through a window behind hi

Portrait of Thomas Willing (1731-1821)

1782

Double portrait of a seated man and woman outdoors with a green parrot, peaches, and a river landscape behind them.

Benjamin and Eleanor Ridgely Laming

1788

Portrait of a seated white-haired man in a blue coat pointing at a map, with a brass telescope and red drapery behind him.

David Rittenhouse

1796

Miniature portrait of a woman with dark curls and pearls holding an infant in a blue sash, in a gilt oval frame.

Mrs. Charles Willson Peale (Rachel Brewer) and Baby Eleanor

1790

Seated man in tan coat beside red drapery and books, with a sailing ship on calm water behind him.

Portrait of Samuel Mifflin

1777

Full-length portrait of a man in a brown coat pointing, with an open book, a classical statue, and a tree behind him.

John Beale Bordley

1770

Portrait of a seated man in a red coat holding a sword, with books on a green table and a landscape painting behind him.

John Philip de Haas

1772

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in a white bonnet and a boy in a blue jacket sharing an open book.

Mrs. James Smith and Grandson

1776

Family portrait of a man in gold waistcoat, a seated woman with flowers in her hair, and a young girl in white.

Portrait of John and Elizabeth Lloyd Cadwalader and their Daughter Anne

1772

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a striped knit cap, green coat and brown overcoat, smiling slightly.

Portrait of Yarrow Mamout (Muhammad Yaro)

1819

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a brown dress, lace cap and blue bow, resting her arm on a table.

Anne Catharine Hoof Green

1769

Painted landscape of a green meadow with tall trees, a small pond, a cart, and distant farm buildings under a cloudy sky.

Landscape Looking Toward Sellers Hall from Mill Bank

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a white wig, brown coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Charles Willson Peale Self-Portrait

1791

Oil portrait of an older man with grey hair in a tan coat and white cravat, holding a small dark object against a dark backgr

Francis Bailey

1791

Man in red coat holding palette beside a woman and a girl in blue dress, in a dark studio setting.

Self-Portrait with Angelica and Portrait of Rachel

1782

Full-length portrait of a young child in a white dress beside a toy horse, in a room with a fireplace and patterned rug.

Boy with Toy Horse

1768

David Ramsay

1771

Portrait of a woman in a white bonnet and shawl, hand resting on an open Bible, against a dark background.

Eleanor Miller (Mrs. Francis Bailey)

1791

Portrait of a seated man in a red coat beside a desk with a quill, inkwell, drawing and classical columns behind him.

William Buckland (1734-1774)

1774

Portrait of a woman in a green silk wrap and white satin gown, holding a fan beside a lute and apples.

Mrs. Walter Stewart (Deborah McClenachan) (1763-1823)

1782

Portrait of a man in a white wig and black gown holding a quill pen, with a brass telescope and red drape behind him.

John Ewing

1788

Portrait of a seated man in a blue coat and yellow waistcoat, holding a pipe, with a landscape window behind him.

William Whetcroft (c.1735-1789)

1785

Oval portrait of a woman in a yellow silk gown holding a sprig of blue flowers, with pearls in her hair.

Mrs. James Maccubin Carroll (Sophia Gough) (1772-1816)

1790

Full-length portrait of a military officer in red and blue uniform beside a tree, with an army encampment behind him.

Walter Stewart (1756-1796)

1781

Oval miniature portrait of a young boy with brown hair and blue eyes wearing a red jacket and white collar.

Portrait of John George Washington Hancock