Jeremiah Paul Miniature Portrait c1815
Directory: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 1837 VR: Item # 1229216
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A fine miniature painting, attributed to Jeremiah Paul, of a handsome brown-eyed man in a black coat and waistcoat, white shirt and cravat. The reverse of the gilt metal pendant case has a glazed aperture containing a wreath and plait of hair, one of which is most likely the sitters and the other of a loved one. E. Grosvenor Paine provenance.
Condition of the painting and the case are both excellent, without problems. Sight size is 2 5/8" by 2 3/8" and the case size is 2 7/8" by 2 5/8".
NOTE: Jeremiah Paul (? - 1820) was a miniaturist, portrait, figure, and animal painter. whose career began in Philadelphia, PA, in the 1790s. The son of a Quaker schoolmaster, Paul received his early training from Charles Willson Peale and in 1795 participated in the founding of the Columbianum, Peale's ill-fated attempt to establish an art academy in America. Along with Paul, Rembrandt Peale was a fellow student. He later turned to portraiture and in 1796, with several other Philadelphia artists, formed the firm of Pratt, Ritter & Co., whose aim was 'to undertake all manner of commissions, from the painting of portraits. In 183 he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. During his career he also worked in Charleston, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and the West.
