1859-1944
British
William Logsdail Gallery Related Paintings of William Logsdail :. | Self-portrait | Soldier Paying a Visit to a Young Lady | Madonna del Latte | Magnolias | The Vision to the Boy Bartholomew | Related Artists:
Jules Taupin1863-1932
Peale, JamesAmerican, 1749-1831
Painter, brother of Charles Willson Peale. Charles encouraged him to become a painter; James also worked as a frame-maker for his brother until the Revolution, in which he served as a lieutenant. From 1779 James shared Charles's practice, specializing in miniatures. His early work, occasionally confused with Charles's, shows his brother's influence. After 1794, his style became clearly his own: more delicate with subtle colour harmonies, softened outlines and free handling; it may be distinguished by a faint violet tone in the shadows and the inconspicuous signature 'IP'. His miniatures of male subjects are frequently superior to his portraits of women, for example Benjamin Harwood (1799; Baltimore, Mus. & Lib. MD Hist.), but his meticulous attention to costume and his success in imparting colour and sparkle to skin and eyes,
GUARIENTO d ArpoItalian painter (active 1338-1368 in Padua)