Self-Portrait by Candlelight, (painting).

Self-Portrait by Candlelight, (painting).

Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860, painter.

Self-Portrait by Candlelight, (painting).

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26 3/8 x 22 3/8 in. (67.8 x 56.8 cm).

(Lower right:) [ ]randt [ ]ale signed

Self portrait by Rembrandt Peale shows the upper part of his face in shadow and the lower part illuminated by the light of a candle that he holds in his left hand. In his right hand he holds a letter, which blocks the candle from view. He wears a suit and a red-patterned vest.

Portrait male -- Peale, Rembrandt -- Self Portrait

Portrait male -- Peale, Rembrandt -- Bust

Occupation -- Art -- Painter

Object -- Other -- Candlestick

Object -- Written Matter -- Letter

Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103 Accession Number: 1855.6

American Academy of the Fine Arts, New York, New York until 1842.

Purchased Smith, Alfred, Feb. 22, 1842.

Wadsworth Atheneum, 1974.

Kornhauser, Elizabeth Mankin, "American Paintings Before 1945 in the Wadsworth Atheneum," New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1996, pg. 592.

Kornhauser, Elizabeth Mankin, "American Paintings Before 1945 in the Wadsworth Atheneum," New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1996, plate 97.

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