ITEM# 4478
Rembrandt Peale pair of matching silhouettes c1800

Pair of period American silhouetes with Rembrandt Peale attribution. This pair of matching silhouettes dates from c1800. Rembrandt Peale was not known to have cut silhouettes. His father, Charles Wilson did, and taught the art to his black servant, Moses Williams. Williams was so talented that it was actually he that produced most of the silhouettes bearing the Peale Museum mark. Rembrandt's brother, Raphael, also cut some silhouettes to pay his bills late in his life. Each silhouette measures 4 by 5 inches. There is a Rembrandt Peale label on the back of each of these.

Thank you for your quick reply. I am really shocked at the price. I knew many people here wanted it, but probably figured I didn't know what I had and they wanted to buy it for nothing. I am glad I held on to it.
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- Ann N