Peale, Charles Willson 1741-1827

Overview

Works:	535 works in 747 publications in 5 languages and 20,616 library holdings
Genres:	Photographs
Roles:	Illustrator, Artist
Classifications:	nd237.p27, 759.13

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Publications about Charles Willson Peale

Publications by Charles Willson Peale

Publications by Charles Willson Peale, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Charles Willson Peale

America's old masters by James Thomas Flexner ( Book )
Charles Willson Peale by Charles Coleman Sellers ( Book )
The mystery of the mammoth bones : and how it was solved by James Giblin ( Book )
Mr. Peale's Museum : Charles Willson Peale and the first popular museum of natural science and art by Charles Coleman Sellers ( Book )
Reading American art ( Book )

The great unknown by Taylor Morrison ( Book )
Mister Peale's mammoth by Sam Epstein ( Book )
America's old masters; first artists of the new world by James Thomas Flexner ( Book )
The joke's on George by Michael O Tunnell ( Book )
The poison place : a novel by Mary E Lyons ( Book )
Public culture in the early republic : Peale's Museum and its audience by David R Brigham ( Book )
Portraits and miniatures by Charles Willson Peale by Charles Coleman Sellers ( Book )
Help for Mr. Peale by Barbara Morrow ( Book )
Charles Willson Peale, artist & patriot by Berta N Briggs ( Book )
Charles Willson Peale with patron and populace : a supplement to Portraits and miniatures by Charles Willson Peale, with a survey of his work in other genres by Charles Coleman Sellers ( Book )
Mr. Peale's bones by Tracey West ( Book )
Charles Willson Peale; son of liberty, father of art and science by Robert Plate ( Book )
The Republic of virtue ( Visual )
Painter of patriots, Charles Willson Peale by Catherine Owens Peare ( Book )
America's old masters : Benjamin West, John Singleton Copley, Charles Willson Peale and Gilbert Stuart by James Thomas Flexner ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Charles Willson Peale

Charles Willson Peale and his world by Charles Willson Peale ( Book )
7 editions published between 1982 and 1983 in English and held by 1,030 libraries worldwide

The ingenious Mr. Peale : painter, patriot, and man of science by Janet Wilson ( Book )
7 editions published between 1996 and 1998 in English and held by 606 libraries worldwide
Narrates the life of the early American portrait painter who established the first public picture gallery in America and who pursued numerous other interests including natural history. This very readable book presents Peale in the context of America in his time.. Peale's involvement in the Revolutionary War and also his excavation of a mastodon for his museum are just two of the fascinating parts of this book. The pages are full of wonderful black-and-white prints of Peale's work, including portraits of the many famous people he knew.

The selected papers of Charles Willson Peale and his family by Charles Willson Peale ( Book )
9 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 531 libraries worldwide

New perspectives on Charles Willson Peale : a 250th anniversary celebration ( Book )
4 editions published between 1990 and 1991 in English and held by 435 libraries worldwide

Charles Willson Peale : art and selfhood in the early republic by David C Ward ( Book )
2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 397 libraries worldwide

The writings of George Washington : being his correspondence, addresses, messages, and other papers, official and private by George Washington ( Book )
in English and held by 170 libraries worldwide

Paintings by the Peale family : Cincinnati Art Museum, October 1 to October 31, 1954 ( Book )
4 editions published in 1954 in English and held by 162 libraries worldwide

Introduction to a course of lectures on natural history by Charles Willson Peale ( Book )
4 editions published between 1800 and 2005 in English and held by 150 libraries worldwide

An epistle to a friend on the means of preserving health, promoting happiness, and prolonging the life of man to its natural period by Charles Willson Peale ( Book )
9 editions published in 1803 in English and held by 127 libraries worldwide

An essay, to promote domestic happiness by Charles Willson Peale ( Book )
6 editions published in 1812 in English and held by 111 libraries worldwide

Address delivered by Charles W. Peale, to the corporation and citizens of Philadelphia, on the 18th day of July, 1816, in Academy Hall, Fourth Street by Charles Willson Peale ( Book )
5 editions published in 1816 in English and held by 110 libraries worldwide

Guide to the Philadelphia Museum by Charles Willson Peale ( Book )
8 editions published between 1804 and 1806 in English and held by 90 libraries worldwide

Introduction to a course of lectures on natural history. Delivered in the University of Pennsylvania, Nov. 16, 1799 by Charles Willson Peale ( Book )
14 editions published between 1799 and 1971 in English and held by 88 libraries worldwide

Americanischer Stadt und Land Calender auf das 1788ste Jahr Christi ( Book )
3 editions published in 1787 in German and held by 74 libraries worldwide

An essay on building wooden bridges by Charles Willson Peale ( Book )
5 editions published in 1797 in English and held by 71 libraries worldwide

An historical catalogue of Peales' collection of paintings. [One line epigram by Charles Willson Peale ( Book )
10 editions published in 1795 in English and held by 69 libraries worldwide

A descriptive catalogue of Mr. Peale's exhibition of perspective views, with changeable effects ; or, nature delineated, and in motion by Charles Willson Peale ( Book )
9 editions published between 1785 and 1786 in English and held by 65 libraries worldwide

A scientific and descriptive catalogue of Peale's Museum by Pa.) Peale's Museum (Philadelphia ( Book )
4 editions published in 1796 in English and held by 63 libraries worldwide

A scientific and descriptive catalogue of Peale's museum by Charles Willson Peale ( Book )
13 editions published between 1796 and 1976 in English and held by 61 libraries worldwide

Discourse introductory to a course of lectures on the science of nature with original music, composed for and sung on, the occasion. : Delivered in the Hall of the Universiy [sic] of Pennsylvania, Nov. 8, 1800 by Charles Willson Peale ( Book )
5 editions published in 1800 in English and held by 53 libraries worldwide

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