Pryor Smallwood

- 7.0 x 5.0 cm
James Peale (1749 – 1831)
James Peale (1749-1831) was an American painter celebrated for his exquisite miniature portraits & vibrant still lifes. Brother of Charles Willson Peale, he captured colonial America with neoclassical grace.
The sitter and his brother (2006.235.135) were the sons of Lydia Hutchinson and Benjamin Smallwood of Washington.
About this artwork
- Title: Pryor Smallwood
- Artist: James Peale
- Year: 1798
- Original dimensions: 7.0 x 5.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Movement: Neoclassicism
- Corpus context: neoclassical elegance & restraint , part of peale's portraiture output
- Keywords: fine art miniatures , pastel miniature art , colonial era art
- Color hue: Green to Violet Spectrum