Mary (Polly) Lawton Bringhurst
James Peale
1790
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
6.3 × 5.2 cm (2 1/2 × 2 1/16 in.)
Classification
miniature painting
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
8250
About the Artist
James Peale
James Peale was an American painter born in 1749, the younger brother of the more famous Charles Willson Peale, and a member of one of the most remarkable artistic families in the history of American art. Trained largely by his brother, James worked for many years in Charles Willson's shadow, assisting with portraits and miniatures in the Philadelphia studio before developing his own independent p...