The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 18, 2025
Portrait of a Woman
1820
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
A compartment on the back of this painting may have originally contained a lock of the sitter’s hair.Description
As a child, Anna Claypoole Peale observed her father James Peale painting miniature portraits and practiced alongside him. She eventually rivaled his success and became one of the leading portrait miniaturists in American during the 1800s. The sitter’s identity is unknown, but her likeness has been skillfully rendered to emphasize her rosy cheeks, pale skin, and red lips. This object was likely gifted as a sentimental memento to a loved one.- Carol Smurthwaite or Ari Biltmore, Phoenix Arizona; Muriel Butkin [purchased prior to 1969].2008Estate of Muriel Butkin
- Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 10, 2013-February 16, 2014).Main European Rotation (Gallery 202), January 17, 2011 - July 18, 2011.
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2008.229