Updated ოქტომბერი 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 97 works by ჯეიმს პილი in our catalogue
In short
If you know one ჯეიმს პილი painting, it's probably George Washington (1782), which hangs in the მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი, ნიუ-იორკი. Portrait of William Young (1817) and Member of the Washington Family (1795) round out the three pieces people recognise right away. Our catalogue has 97 works by ჯეიმს პილი. Below are the 97 people know best, each with its year, where to find it and what makes it special.
In the annals of American art, few images capture the dawn of a nation with as much dignified poise as James Peale’s 1782 portrait of George Washington. This is not merely a likeness of a man; it is a window into a pivotal moment of historical transformation. Painted in the wake of the decisive victory at Yorktown, the work transcends the boundaries of traditional portraiture to embody the very spirit…
The Portrait of William Young, painted by James Peale in 1817, presents a formal depiction of the subject in a state of dignified composure. William Young is positioned centrally, seated in a chair and angled slightly toward the viewer to establish a direct gaze. To the left, a portion of a table is visible, holding papers and writing implements. The background remains dark and indistinct, which serves to focus all…
The portrait miniature titled Member of the Washington Family is a work by James Peale. Created about 1795, this small-scale painting captures an unidentified child in a bust-length view. The subject gazes forward with a quiet, steady presence, held within the delicate confines of an oval composition.
The gaze of Susanne Correy meets us from across the centuries, captured in a moment of quiet poise. This portrait, titled Susanne Correy, emerges from the brush of James Peale, an artist who finds life within the smallest of scales. Created in the United States, the work presents a woman whose presence feels immediate, as if she has only just paused her movements to acknowledge the viewer. The likeness is…
In this 1814 portrait, we encounter Martha Stewart Wilson in a moment of profound stillness. The composition brings us close to the subject, capturing her in a medium close-up that feels deeply personal. She leans her head gently against her left hand, a posture that suggests a quiet, reflective state of mind. The light enters from the upper left, casting soft shadows across the contours of her face and creating…
James Peale painted this miniature portrait of Howes Goldsborough in 1799. The subject was twenty-four years old at the time of the sitting. This intimate likeness captures a man of the early American republic during a period of significant social transition.
A small, oval window opens upon a child of three years. Thomas Lee Shippen sits centered in the frame, his gaze directed slightly toward the left while his eyes meet the viewer with a quiet, steady presence. He is a study in pale flesh tones and creamy whites, his skin rendered with a smoothness that suggests the softness of a cheek. His hair, a tangle of light blonde curls, is…
The portrait of Mrs. John McCluney emerges from the soft light of the late eighteenth century, a delicate presence captured by the hand of James Peale. This intimate work, dating to about 1795, presents a bust-length view of a woman whose gaze meets the viewer with a quiet, steady intensity. She exists within this small, oval space as a figure of grace, her features rendered with a precision that suggests…
A young boy gazes out from an oval frame, his presence felt through the soft, luminous quality of a portrait captured in 1790. He sits in a bust-length pose, slightly off-center, as if caught in a moment of quiet reflection. His skin possesses a porcelain-like texture, rendered with subtle, blended lines that suggest a gentle warmth. A deep navy blue coat provides a heavy, solid contrast to the pale, light…
James Peale painted this portrait of William Shippen in 1794. The subject was a young child, approximately two or three years old, at the time of the sitting. This miniature captures the likeness of the boy who would later earn a medical degree and marry Mary Louise Shore in 1817.
Grapes, Apples and Bowl of Peaches1828
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Johnathan Trumbull1792 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Major-General Anthony Wayne1795 · სმიტსონის ამერიკული ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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John Tower1806 · სმიტსონის ამერიკული ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Portrait of a Gentleman1800 · სმიტსონის ამერიკული ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Vegetable Still Life1825
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Elizabeth Oliphant1795 · სმიტსონის ამერიკული ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Elizabeth Knapp1802 · სმიტსონის ამერიკული ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Olivia Simes Morris1814 · ჩიკაგოს ხელოვნების ინსტიტუტი
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Portrait of Captain Moses Owen of Bath, Maine1822 · Maine Maritime Museum
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Horatio Gates1782 · National Portrait Gallery
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Martha Washington1782 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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George Washington1782 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Portrait of a Gentleman1785 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Reuben Etting1794 · პენსილვანიის fine arts აკადემია
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Frances Gratz Etting1794 · პენსილვანიის fine arts აკადემია
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Artist and His Family1795 · პენსილვანიის fine arts აკადემია
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Portrait of a Gentleman1793 · სმიტსონის ამერიკული ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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A Gentleman1789 · ჰარვარდის ხელოვნების მუზეუმები
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The Ramsay-Polk Family at Carpenter's Point, Cecil County, Maryland1793 · Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
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Portrait of a Gentleman1791 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Portrait of a Gentleman1795 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Mrs. John McAllister (Frances Wardale)1791 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Portrait of a Gentleman1794 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Portrait of a Lady1791 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Mrs. John Sevier, Jr. (Rebecca Richards)1794 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Self-portrait1789 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Major Thomas Humphrey Cushing1799 · Indianapolis Museum of Art
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Portrait of a Lady1800 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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William Jonas Keen1796 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Curtis Clay1798 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Portrait of a Gentleman1799 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Moses Cox1796 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Mrs. Joseph Cooper (Mary Justice)1797 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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William Smallwood1798 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Mrs. Jonathan Pinkney, Jr. (Elizabeth Munroe)1798 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Jonathan Pinkney, Jr.1798 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Pryor Smallwood1798 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Anna Claypoole Peale1805 · Cincinnati Art Museum
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Anna and Margaretta Peale1805 · პენსილვანიის fine arts აკადემია
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Sarah Smith Logan (Mrs. William Clarke)1808 · ჰარვარდის ხელოვნების მუზეუმები
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Dr. Henry Nicolls Kitchin1807 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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William Young1807 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Beulah Elmy Twining (Mrs. Torbert)1811 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Portrait of a Gentleman1789 · სმიტსონის ამერიკული ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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William Young Heberton1816
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Mary Hall (Mrs. James Patriot Wilson, Sr.)1823 · Cincinnati Art Museum
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James Patriot Wilson, Sr.1823 · Cincinnati Art Museum
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Elizabeth Depeyster Peale1795 · National Portrait Gallery
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George Washington1782
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Benjamin Lincoln1794 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Francis Depau1802 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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The Battle of Princeton1782
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Untitled (D2X6HW)1782
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George Washington1780
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Goerge Washington1787
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Samuel Allen1791
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Pleasure Party by a Mill1790 · ჰიუსტონის fine arts მუზეუმი
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Parker Campbell1804 · პენსილვანიის fine arts აკადემია
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Richard Thomas III1796 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Jane Ramsay Peale1802 · Addison Gallery of American Art
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Untitled (D2X2GQ)1811 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Madame Dubocq and Her Children1807
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Apples and grapes in a pierced bowl1820
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Still Life with Grapes1822
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Fruit in a Basket1820
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Still Life: Apples, Grapes, Pear1822
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Still LIfe with Watermelon1820
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Still Life with Broken Watermelon1820
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Still LIfe of Fruit with a Porcelain Bowl1820
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Still Life No. 21821
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Landscape1830
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Still Life with Fruit on a Tabletop1825
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Still Life with Watermelon1829
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Still Life with Fruit1828
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Fruit Still Life with Chinese Export Basket1824 · National Gallery of Art
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Still Life with Fruit1829
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Still Life with Fruit1821 · სან-ფრანცისკოს fine arts მუზეუმები
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Still Life with Vegetables1826 · ჰიუსტონის fine arts მუზეუმი
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View on the Wissahickon1830 · ფილადელფიის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
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Portrait of Margaretta Peale
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Balsam Apples and Vegetables
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Still Life with Apples and Grapes
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The Generals at Yorktown
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Sir Peter Parker's Attack Against Fort Moultrie
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Anna Claypoole Peale1812 · Hallwyl Museum
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Still Life: Balsam Apple and Vegetables1818 · მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
The four subjects that come up most often in these pieces, each with its best-known example.
The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by ჯეიმს პილი | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი |
ნიუ-იორკი | 31 | George Washington, Martha Stewart Wilson, Johnathan Trumbull |
 სმიტსონის ამერიკული ხელოვნების მუზეუმი |
ვაშინგტონი, დი.სი. | 14 | Member of the Washington Family, Susanne Correy, Howes Goldsborough |
 პენსილვანიის fine arts აკადემია |
ფილადელფია | 5 | Reuben Etting, Frances Gratz Etting, Artist and His Family |
 Cincinnati Art Museum |
Sinkcincinnati | 3 | Anna Claypoole Peale, Mary Hall (Mrs. James Patriot Wilson, Sr.), James Patriot Wilson, Sr. |
 National Portrait Gallery |
ვაშინგტონი, კოლუმბიის ოლქი | 2 | Horatio Gates, Elizabeth Depeyster Peale |
 ჰარვარდის ხელოვნების მუზეუმები |
კემბრიჯი | 2 | A Gentleman, Sarah Smith Logan (Mrs. William Clarke) |
 ჰიუსტონის fine arts მუზეუმი |
ჰიუსტონი | 2 | Pleasure Party by a Mill, Still Life with Vegetables |
 ჩიკაგოს ხელოვნების ინსტიტუტი |
ჩიკაგო | 1 | Olivia Simes Morris |
Pick a decade to see its standout piece.
In the annals of American art, few images capture the dawn of a nation with as much dignified poise as James Peale’s 1782 portrait of George Washington. This is not merely a likeness of a man; it is a window into a pivotal moment of historical transformation. Painted in the wake of the decisive victory at Yorktown, the work transcends the boundaries of traditional portraiture to embody the very spirit…
The portrait miniature titled Member of the Washington Family is a work by James Peale. Created about 1795, this small-scale painting captures an unidentified child in a bust-length view. The subject gazes forward with a quiet, steady presence, held within the delicate confines of an oval composition.
In this intimate portrait miniature, James Peale presents John Tower within a delicate oval frame. The subject appears from the chest up, his presence filling the small space with a quiet, dignified energy. He sits slightly off-center, yet his gaze meets the viewer directly, creating an immediate sense of connection. His light skin and dark eyes provide a sharp contrast to the soft, voluminous greyish hair that frames his face,…
The Portrait of William Young, painted by James Peale in 1817, presents a formal depiction of the subject in a state of dignified composure. William Young is positioned centrally, seated in a chair and angled slightly toward the viewer to establish a direct gaze. To the left, a portion of a table is visible, holding papers and writing implements. The background remains dark and indistinct, which serves to focus all…
Top of the list is George Washington (1782), მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი, ნიუ-იორკი. Right behind it: Portrait of William Young (1817) and Member of the Washington Family (1795).
33 years old. ჯეიმს პილი was born in 1749, and George Washington dates from 1782.
George Washington, Portrait of William Young, Member of the Washington Family, Susanne Correy, Martha Stewart Wilson, Howes Goldsborough, Thomas Lee Shippen, Mrs. John McCluney, Josiah Hewes Anthony and William Shippen. You'll find the year and the museum of each in the list above.
We have 97 works by ჯეიმს პილი in our catalogue, dated 1780 to 1830.
You'll find most of them in მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი (ნიუ-იორკი), სმიტსონის ამერიკული ხელოვნების მუზეუმი (ვაშინგტონი, დი.სი.) and პენსილვანიის fine arts აკადემია (ფილადელფია). The museum list above has the full breakdown.
In 1790s, more than any other time: 36 of the 97 pieces on this page date from then, Member of the Washington Family among them.
The earliest piece here is George Washington (1780); the most recent is Landscape (1830).
Portrait (19), Life (11) and Fruits (8), out of the 97 pieces on this page.
Watercolor, used in 15 of the 97 pieces on this page.
Neoclassicism, as you can see in the pieces on this page.
You can see 31 of the pieces on this page at the მეტროპოლიტენის ხელოვნების მუზეუმი, ნიუ-იორკი, including George Washington, Martha Stewart Wilson and Johnathan Trumbull.
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