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Portrait of a Woman
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About this work
As a child, Anna Claypoole Peale observed her father James Peale painting miniature portraits and practiced alongside him. She eventually rivaled his success and became one of the leading portrait miniaturists in American during the 1800s. The sitter’s identity is unknown, but her likeness has been skillfully rendered to emphasize her rosy cheeks, pale skin, and red lips. This object was likely gifted as a sentimental memento to a loved one.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePortrait of a Woman, 1820. Anna Claypoole Peale (American, 1791–1878). Watercolor on ivory on a gilt metal locket with red leather case; framed: 7.1 x 6 cm (2 13/16 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.229
