In Pursuit of Fame: Rembrandt Peale, 1778-1860
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In Pursuit of Fame: Rembrandt Peale, 1778-1860 by Miller, Lillian B.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780295972435.
The catalogue of an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, November 1992-February 1993. Millers biography of American artist Peale traces the course of his artistic development, from the Englightenment principles of his father (the eminent artist Charles Willson Peale) through the British portrait tradition, French neoclassicism, and Italian Renaissance and Baroque masters, and places in context some of his more important works. With an essay by Carol Eaton Hevner on "The Paintings of Rembrandt Peale: Character and Conventions." Includes 32 color plates, 138 b&w figures. Production of the highest quality. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
