Mary Jane Peale (1827 – 1902), Portrait of Dr. James Burd Peale, 1886
Mary Jane Peale (American, 1827-1902)
Portrait of Dr. James Burd Peale, 1886
Inscribed Dr. James Burd Peale / painted / after deceased / by / M J Peale / 1886 and further inscribed after my death to be given / to Rebecca / daughter of Burd on the reverse
Oil on canvas
Canvas 30 1/4 x 25 inches
Portrait of Dr. James Burd Peale, 1886
Inscribed Dr. James Burd Peale / painted / after deceased / by / M J Peale / 1886 and further inscribed after my death to be given / to Rebecca / daughter of Burd on the reverse
Oil on canvas
Canvas 30 1/4 x 25 inches
Framed 37 3/8 x 31 1/8 inches
Provenance:
Gifted by the artist to her niece, Rebecca Burd Peale Patterson, née Rebecca Burd Peale (1881-1952), the youngest daughter of the portrait subject; she was born after he died.
Granddaughter Pamela Shippen Patterson (Roach) (1943-2013)
Trust of Pamela Patterson Roach, 2013
Trust of Joseph Ashley Roach, 2024-present
Exhibited:
Baltimore, MD, The Peale Museum, Seven Painting Peales From Charles Willson to Mary Jane, Oct. 3 to Nov. 28, 1971. Loan extended through 1974.
Notes:
Dr. James Burd Peale is the brother of Mary Jane Peale. He died unexpectedly in 1881; his wife was pregnant with their fourth child (and fourth daughter), Rebecca Burd Peale Patterson, Pam Roach’s grandmother, and a miniature painter in her own right. The portrait was done from a photograph, which Mary Jane Peale itemizes in one of her lists of paintings that she owned.
Provenance:
Gifted by the artist to her niece, Rebecca Burd Peale Patterson, née Rebecca Burd Peale (1881-1952), the youngest daughter of the portrait subject; she was born after he died.
Granddaughter Pamela Shippen Patterson (Roach) (1943-2013)
Trust of Pamela Patterson Roach, 2013
Trust of Joseph Ashley Roach, 2024-present
Exhibited:
Baltimore, MD, The Peale Museum, Seven Painting Peales From Charles Willson to Mary Jane, Oct. 3 to Nov. 28, 1971. Loan extended through 1974.
Notes:
Dr. James Burd Peale is the brother of Mary Jane Peale. He died unexpectedly in 1881; his wife was pregnant with their fourth child (and fourth daughter), Rebecca Burd Peale Patterson, Pam Roach’s grandmother, and a miniature painter in her own right. The portrait was done from a photograph, which Mary Jane Peale itemizes in one of her lists of paintings that she owned.
For a transcribed copy of a memoir of James Burd Peale by a fellow doctor, see the Transactions, Volume 14, Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania, 1882, page 365 -- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42755627/james_burd-peale.
Original printed version can be found in the Internet Archive -- https://archive.org/details/s4238id1397357
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