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Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
Lot 58

Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)

Edward Burd

Closed5 December 2013

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Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
Edward Burd
oil on canvas
28½ x 23¼ in. (72.4 x 59.1 cm.)
Painted in 1820.

The artist.
Eliza Burd Patterson Peale, daughter-in-law of the above, gift from the above, 1820.
By descent.
Rubens H. Peale, 1865.
Mary Grubb Smith Morris, acquired from the above, 1937.
By descent.
Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina, Descendant of Anthony Morris and Other Collections, 14-15 November 2009, lot 402.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Specialist note

Edward Burd (1749-1833) was a Revolutionary War officer and later a chief court clerk of Pennsylvania. He served as a trustee of The Academy and College of Philadelphia and retained his position when the school became the University of Pennsylvania in 1791. His niece Elizabeth Burd Patterson married Charles Willson Peale's son, Rubens Peale, on March 6, 1820. The present work was a wedding gift to Elizabeth from the artist.