Apr 14, 2026 10:00 EST
American Paintings / Peale Family Paintings / Historic Hudson Valley / Silver & Furniture
Charles Willson Peale
Peale Family Paintings from the Estate of J. Ashley and Pamela Patterson Roach
American, 1741-1827
Portrait of Mrs. Rubens Peale, née Eliza Burd Patterson, circa 1820
Oil on canvas
24 1/8 x 20 1/4 inches
Provenance:
Gifted by the artist to Mr. and Mrs. Rubens Peale, d. 1865/1864, respectively, for their wedding.
Son Dr. James Burd Peale (1833-1881)
Daughter Eleanor Wilmer Peale (1869-1918)
Sisters Caroline “Caro” Elise Patterson (1872-1943) and Elisabeth “Elsie” W. Peale (1876-1931)
Sister Caroline Elise Peale (1872-1943)
Sister Rebecca Burd Peale Patterson (1881-1952)
Granddaughter Pamela Shippen Patterson (Roach) (1943-2013)
Trust of Pamela Patterson Roach, 2013
Trust of Joseph Ashley Roach, 2024-present
Literature:
James Patterson of Conestoga Manor and his Descendents, compiled and edited by Edmond Hayes Bell and Mary Hall Colwell, Wickersham Printing Co., Lancaster, PA, 1925, p. 222, illus.
Sellers, Charles Coleman, Portraits and Miniatures by Charles Willson Peale, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA, 1952, no. 669, photo 315.
Exhibited:
Exhibition of Portraits by Charles Willson Peale, James Peale and Rembrandt Peale, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pa., April 11 to May 9, 1923, pg. 92, no. 93.
Baltimore, MD, The Peale Museum, Seven Painting Peales From Charles Willson to Mary Jane, Oct. 3 to Nov. 28, 1971. Loan extended through 1974.
Notes:
Letter from Charles Willson Peale to his son Titian Ramsay Peale, Feb 21, 1920:
…Rubens will be married to Miss Eliza Patterson early in March next. She is connected with families of great respectability, and all parties are well satisfied with the alliance. She appears to be a very amiable woman about 25 years of age. Both father & Mother dead---her Brothers are concerned in a woolen Manufactory. I have painted a striking Portrait of her, happy the expression. (Sellers, C.C. 1992. Letter no. 290, page 798.)
Rubens Peale and Eliza Patterson were married on March 6, 1820. Their daughter, Mary Jane Peale, recorded in her diary, March 6, 1860, "Today Mother and Father have been married 40 years. Father says, '40 years of happiness.'"
We would like to thank Elise Peale Patterson Gelpi for her kind assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Framed 31 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches
$30,000 - $50,000
Peale Family Paintings from the Estate of J. Ashley and Pamela Patterson Roach
American, 1741-1827
Portrait of Mrs. Rubens Peale, née Eliza Burd Patterson, circa 1820
Oil on canvas
24 1/8 x 20 1/4 inches
Provenance:
Gifted by the artist to Mr. and Mrs. Rubens Peale, d. 1865/1864, respectively, for their wedding.
Son Dr. James Burd Peale (1833-1881)
Daughter Eleanor Wilmer Peale (1869-1918)
Sisters Caroline “Caro” Elise Patterson (1872-1943) and Elisabeth “Elsie” W. Peale (1876-1931)
Sister Caroline Elise Peale (1872-1943)
Sister Rebecca Burd Peale Patterson (1881-1952)
Granddaughter Pamela Shippen Patterson (Roach) (1943-2013)
Trust of Pamela Patterson Roach, 2013
Trust of Joseph Ashley Roach, 2024-present
Literature:
James Patterson of Conestoga Manor and his Descendents, compiled and edited by Edmond Hayes Bell and Mary Hall Colwell, Wickersham Printing Co., Lancaster, PA, 1925, p. 222, illus.
Sellers, Charles Coleman, Portraits and Miniatures by Charles Willson Peale, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA, 1952, no. 669, photo 315.
Exhibited:
Exhibition of Portraits by Charles Willson Peale, James Peale and Rembrandt Peale, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pa., April 11 to May 9, 1923, pg. 92, no. 93.
Baltimore, MD, The Peale Museum, Seven Painting Peales From Charles Willson to Mary Jane, Oct. 3 to Nov. 28, 1971. Loan extended through 1974.
Notes:
Letter from Charles Willson Peale to his son Titian Ramsay Peale, Feb 21, 1920:
…Rubens will be married to Miss Eliza Patterson early in March next. She is connected with families of great respectability, and all parties are well satisfied with the alliance. She appears to be a very amiable woman about 25 years of age. Both father & Mother dead---her Brothers are concerned in a woolen Manufactory. I have painted a striking Portrait of her, happy the expression. (Sellers, C.C. 1992. Letter no. 290, page 798.)
Rubens Peale and Eliza Patterson were married on March 6, 1820. Their daughter, Mary Jane Peale, recorded in her diary, March 6, 1860, "Today Mother and Father have been married 40 years. Father says, '40 years of happiness.'"
We would like to thank Elise Peale Patterson Gelpi for her kind assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Framed 31 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches
Peale Family Paintings from the Estate of J. Ashley & Pamela Patterson Roach
Wax relined; craquelure; visible stretcher bar marks; there is a 1/2 inch spot of inpainting near the sitter's brow, with further touches in the face used to minimize the appearance of craquelure; there are broad strokes of inpainting in the background to the right of the sitter.
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Auction: American Paintings / Peale Family Paintings / Historic Hudson Valley / Silver & Furniture, Apr 14, 2026
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Auction of American Paintings & Prints on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 10am
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Including Property Deaccesssioned from Historic Hudson Valley
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And Peale Family Paintings from the Estate of J. Ashley & Pamela Patterson Roach
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Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions
NEW YORK, NY – Doyle will hold an auction of American Paintings & Prints on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 10am. The sale will present works from the late 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, including fine examples of portraiture; still lifes; nautical paintings and Hudson River, Western and regional landscapes.
Peale Family Paintings from the Estate of J. Ashley & Pamela Patterson Roach
Sale highlights include Peale Family Paintings from the Estate of J. Ashley & Pamela Patterson Roach featuring works by Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827), Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860), Rubens Peale (1784-1865), and Mary Jane Peale (1827-1902). Read More
Property Deaccessioned from Historic Hudson Valley
Among the artworks deaccessioned by Historic Hudson Valley are paintings by Charles Willson Peale, Asher Brown Durand, Abraham Woodside, Micah Williams, Charles Loring Elliott and other American artists. Founded in 1951, Historic Hudson Valley is a 501(c)(3) organization that interprets and promotes historic landmarks of national significance in the Hudson Valley.
Session II: American Silver, Furniture & Decorative Arts / Wednesday, April 15
A second session of the sale on Wednesday, April 15 at 10am will offer American Silver, Furniture & Decorative Arts including Property Deaccessioned from Historic Hudson Valley. Read More
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