Rubens Peale

Anna Claypool Peale was a pioneering figure among American women artists. A member of the prominent Peale family, Anna gained widespread recognition for her miniature portraits and still lifes, becoming one of the first professional women artists in America. She was one of the first women admitted to the Pennsyvania Academy of the Fine Arts and received numerous commissions from prominent figures of her time, including foreign dignitaries and U.S. presidents like James Monroe and Andrew Jackson. This portrait is of her cousin, Reubens Peale, who was a museum director and also an artist later in life.