Society Hill in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Harriet Cany Peale

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 13, 2023

1. Harriet Cany Peale Marker

Inscription. Harriet Cany Peale (1800-1869) was born in Philadelphia. She studied with Rembrandt Peale in Philadelphia. Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860) has been acclaimed for his portraits of Washington and Jefferson. In 1840 she exhibited her work for the first time at the Artists Fund Society in Philadelphia. Also on November 6, 1840 she married her widowed teacher, Peale. In 1848 she exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy for Fine Arts for the first of five different exhibits there. She painted with Rembrandt Peale, as well as working on replicas of her husband's work, such as his Washington Portrait. Her notable works include "Still Life with Lowestoft Bowl", "Woman at the Window", "View of the Catskill Mountains" and her portrait of her husband Rembrandt. She is buried here in the Cany Family vault.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is November 6, 1840.

Location. 39° 56.751′ N, 75° 8.92′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Society Hill. It is on South 4th Street south of Locust Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker: Maj. Henry C. Whelan (here, next to this marker); James Campbell (here, next to this marker); Hon. James Campbell (here, next to this marker); Emanuel Holmes (a few steps from this marker); Michael Bouvier (a few steps from this marker); Don Juan Bautista Bernabeu (a few steps from this marker); Commodore John Barry (a few steps from this marker); General Stephen Moylan (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 13, 2023

2. Harriet Cany Peale Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.