Margaretta Angelica Peale (October 1, 1795 – January 17, 1882) was an American painter, one of the
Peale family of artists. The daughter of
James Peale, she was the sister of
Sarah,
Anna, and
Maria Peale. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was taught by her father, and painted primarily
still lifes, some of which were copies of his work.[1][2]
Stylistically, her paintings are influenced by her father's work, her cousin
Raphaelle Peale's still lifes, and seventeenth-century Dutch still lifes.[3] Her works are noted for their "careful, precise observation"[4] and "stark arrangements of objects".[3] Her backgrounds tend to be "austere" or "neutral", setting off the colors and textures of her foreground objects.[4]
^Hirshorn, Anne Sue (1996). "Anna Claypoole, Margaretta, and Sarah Miriam Peale: Modes of Accomplishment and Fortune". In Miller, Lillian B. (ed.). The Peale Family : creation of a legacy, 1770-1870 (1st ed.). New York, NY: Abbeville Press.
ISBN9780789202062.
^Humphries, L. (2001). "A Trompe L'Oeil for Peale's Philadelphia Museum: 'Catalogue Deception' and the Problem of Peale Family Attributions". American Art Journal. 32 (1/2): 5–44.
doi:
10.2307/1594638.
JSTOR1594638.