1992.B.54 Rembrandt Peale, Portrait of a Man


GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
The soft edges, neutral background, and cool tonality of this painting have recently led scholars of the Peale family to reattribute this work to Rembrandt Peale. Initially trained by his father, Rembrandt Peale developed a softer, more three-dimensional style, which this meditative portrait seems to display.

Excerpt from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label text, 2006

NOTES
The TMS record has been reviewed.
The object file has been reviewed.

Added existing label to text entries for archival purposes.

No exhibition history in text or related fields.

"The sitter's deep brick-red coat is in a style popular in the early years of the nineteenth century. The frame, while of the period, is not original to the painting." American antiques in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Bybee by Jonathan L. Fairbanks p. 81

Object file still marked "Unknown"

c. 1800

The soft edges, neutral background, and cool tonality of this painting have recently led scholars of the Peale family to reattribute this work to Rembrandt Peale. Initially trained by his father, Rembrandt Peale developed a softer, more three-dimensional style, which this meditative portrait seems to display.
Excerpt from William Keyse Rudolph, DMA Label copy (1992.B.54), May 2006

the painting was originally 2 inches larger on all sides.---note from Emily Schiller, could not verify in Object File

Added Portrait of a Gentleman as former title in TMS. Found on label on verso of frame.

Attributed to Rembrandt Peale—former attribution to James Peale—changed in 2006 per consultation (by William Keyse Rudolph) with Carol Soltis (Philadelphia Museum of Art), Rembrandt Peale scholar and the Peale Family papers).

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Artist/designers
Peale, Rembrandt (American, 1778-1860)

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Geography 
Place of origin: United States (nation): TGN: 7012149

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PROVENANCE 
By 1967: The Faith P. and Charles L. Bybee Collection, Houston, TX
From 1992: Dallas Museum of Art, The Faith P. and Charles L. Bybee Collection, gift of Faith P. Bybee

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FUN FACTS
  • When in its former home, the collection of Faith and Charles Bybee, this piece shared a wall with Joseph Badger's Sarah Bardger Noyes (1747-1788) (1992.B.51) and Christian Amandus Gullager's Portrait of a Woman (1992.B.53). 

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General Description
 
The soft edges, neutral background, and cool tonality of this painting have recently led scholars of the Peale family to reattribute this work to Rembrandt Peale. Initially trained by his father, Rembrandt Peale developed a softer, more three-dimensional style, which this meditative portrait seems to display.

Excerpt from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label text, 2006

Fun Facts
  • When in its former home, the collection of Faith and Charles Bybee, this piece shared a wall with Joseph Badger's Sarah Bardger Noyes (1747-1788) (1992.B.51) and Christian Amandus Gullager's Portrait of a Woman (1992.B.53). 

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Notes
The TMS record has been reviewed.
The object file has been reviewed.

Added existing label to text entries for archival purposes.

No exhibition history in text or related fields.

"The sitter's deep brick-red coat is in a style popular in the early years of the nineteenth century. The frame, while of the period, is not original to the painting." American antiques in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Bybee by Jonathan L. Fairbanks p. 81

Object file still marked "Unknown"

c. 1800

The soft edges, neutral background, and cool tonality of this painting have recently led scholars of the Peale family to reattribute this work to Rembrandt Peale. Initially trained by his father, Rembrandt Peale developed a softer, more three-dimensional style, which this meditative portrait seems to display.
Excerpt from William Keyse Rudolph, DMA Label copy (1992.B.54), May 2006

the painting was originally 2 inches larger on all sides.---note from Emily Schiller, could not verify in Object File

Added Portrait of a Gentleman as former title in TMS. Found on label on verso of frame.

Attributed to Rembrandt Peale—former attribution to James Peale—changed in 2006 per consultation (by William Keyse Rudolph) with Carol Soltis (Philadelphia Museum of Art), Rembrandt Peale scholar and the Peale Family papers).

Catalogue essays

Artist/designers
Peale, Rembrandt (American, 1778-1860)

Cultures

Geography 
Place of origin: United States (nation): TGN: 7012149

Process/materials

Historical periods

Individuals

Subject terms

RELATED OBJECTS 

PROVENANCE 
By 1967: The Faith P. and Charles L. Bybee Collection, Houston, TX
From 1992: Dallas Museum of Art, The Faith P. and Charles L. Bybee Collection, gift of Faith P. Bybee

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human figures: AAT: 300404114
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United States (nation): TGN: 7012149
brown (color): AAT: 300127490
portrait: AAT: 300015637
Peale family: ULAN: 500075317
coats (garments): AAT: 300046143
cravats (neckwear): AAT: 300210059
Peale_Rembrandt: ULAN: 500004821
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