Mary Jane Peale (1827 – 1902), Eleanor Tubman Wilmer, circa 1872
Mary Jane Peale (American, 1827-1902)
Portrait of Eleanor Tubman Wilmer, circa 1872
Inscribed #4 / Property of Pamela Shippen Patterson / Portrait of Eleanor Tubman Wilmer / 1970 Relined- original back contains handwriting: "Mrs. Wilmer painted from small photograph by M. J. Peale 1872 on the stretcher
Oil on canvas
Canvas 27 x 22 inches
Portrait of Eleanor Tubman Wilmer, circa 1872
Inscribed #4 / Property of Pamela Shippen Patterson / Portrait of Eleanor Tubman Wilmer / 1970 Relined- original back contains handwriting: "Mrs. Wilmer painted from small photograph by M. J. Peale 1872 on the stretcher
Oil on canvas
Canvas 27 x 22 inches
Framed 34 1/4 x 29 1/8 inches
Provenance:
The artist Mary Rebecca Frisby Wilmer, 2nd wife of James Burd Peale, MD, and daughter of the portrait subject.
Daughters Caroline Elise and Elisabeth "Elsie" Burd Peale (1875-1931)
Sister Caroline Elise Peale (1872-1943)
Sister Rebecca Burd Peale Patterson (1881-1952)
Granddaughter Pamela Shippen Patterson (Roach) (1943-2013)
Trust of Pamela Patterson Roach, 2013
Trust of Joseph Ashley Roach, 2024-present
Provenance:
The artist Mary Rebecca Frisby Wilmer, 2nd wife of James Burd Peale, MD, and daughter of the portrait subject.
Daughters Caroline Elise and Elisabeth "Elsie" Burd Peale (1875-1931)
Sister Caroline Elise Peale (1872-1943)
Sister Rebecca Burd Peale Patterson (1881-1952)
Granddaughter Pamela Shippen Patterson (Roach) (1943-2013)
Trust of Pamela Patterson Roach, 2013
Trust of Joseph Ashley Roach, 2024-present
Notes:
Mother of artist’s sister-in-law, Mary Rebecca Frisby Wilmer, 2nd wife of James Burd Peale, MD. Eleanor Tubman Wilmer is the wife of Rev. Simon Wilmer (see Charles Willson Peale's painting of him as a young man). He was her second husband.
Mother of artist’s sister-in-law, Mary Rebecca Frisby Wilmer, 2nd wife of James Burd Peale, MD. Eleanor Tubman Wilmer is the wife of Rev. Simon Wilmer (see Charles Willson Peale's painting of him as a young man). He was her second husband.
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