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Title: Miscellaneous notes on painting.
Identifier(s): text:217559
Subject: Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860; Painting
Date: undated

Title: Journal of Astronomical Observations
Identifier(s): text:328141
Description: The Journal of Astronomical Observations includes brief notes on telescopic observations of comets, stars, and planets conducted by Cromwell J. Varley between 1845 and 1858, accompanied by twenty ink and watercolor sketches.
Subject: Watercolor painting; Astronomy -- Observations; Science and Technology
Date: 1845-1858

Title: The Scientific Detection of Forgery in Paintings
Identifier(s): video:1129; 2012_04_003
Description: Jehane Ragai discusses the scientific tools used to detect forgery in paintings.; Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol. 157, No. 2 (June 2013), pp. 164-175
Subject: Art, Forgeries, History; Painting; Cubism; Abstract art; APS Meeting Videos
Date: 2012-04-19

Title: Shipley, Georgiana to Benjamin Franklin, 1780 February 03; Shipley, Georgiana, 1756-1806. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:9683
Description: Georgiana Shipley writes to Benjamin Franklin about the letter and portrait (miniature) he recently sent her.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Women--History--18th century; Portrait painting--18th century
Date: 1780-02-03; 2022

Title: Thomas Sully's advice about cleaning, varnishing, and restoring paintings, n.d.
Identifier(s): text:323626
Description: Includes notes on Sully's techniques, palette.
Subject: Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872; Painting--Technique; Art, American
Date: n.d.

Title: Shipley, Georgiana to Benjamin Franklin, 1779 May 01; Shipley, Georgiana, 1756-1806. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:9945
Description: Georgiana Shipley updates Benjamin Franklin on her life. Shipley alludes to her development as a "great politician", a portrait of Franklin made in France that she saw a copy of, references that the "American Squirrel" is alive, albeit old and blind, amongst other items of interest.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Women--History--18th century; Portrait painting--18th century
Date: 1779-05-01; 2022

Title: Peale, Charles Willson to Edmund Jennings, 1779 October 15; Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827. Letter to Edmund Jennings, Paris
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:8903
Description: Letter from Edmund Jennings to Charles Willson Peale in response to a letter from 1771. He discusses a variety of topics, but specifically mentions Benjamin West's art and The Death of General Wolfe. Charles Willson Peale writes to Edmund Jennings in 1779. He discusses the war and economics in the States.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Painting, Modern--18th century--History; Portrait painting--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Public opinion; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic conditions
Date: 1779-10-15; 2022

Title: Adams, John to [Abigail Adams], 1775 August 21; Adams, John, 1735-1826. Letter to [Mrs. Abigail Smith Adams]
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:8736
Description: Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams from Philadelphia in August 1776. He describes going to Mr. Peale's (presumably Charles Willson Peale) house to see a picture of the extended Peale family. Adams describes the picture as well as other portraits and compares them to John Singleton Copley's work, claiming that they are not as good as Copley's but better than Benjamin West's. Adams lists a number of portraits that Peale has painted. Adams also refers to some Peale sculpture, "heads which he has made in Clay, as large as life."; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Portrait painting--18th century; Painting, Modern--18th century--History; Portrait sculpture--18th century; West, Benjamin, 1738-1820; Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815
Date: 1775-08-21; 2022

Title: Robert Hamilton Mathews to Isaac Minis Hays, 1897 September 27
Identifier(s): text:276148
Description: Parramatta, [N.S.Wales], A.L.S. 4p. Enc. wanting Concerns paper on Australian rock carvings and paintings. For printed paper, see: "Rock Carvings and Paintings of the Australian Aborigines," APS Proceedings, vol. 36, pp. 466-478
Creator: Mathews, R. H. (Robert Hamilton), 1841-1918et al
Subject: American Philosophical Society; Mathews, R. H. (Robert Hamilton), 1841-1918; Indigenous peoples--Australia; Petroglyphs; Painting
Date: 1897-09-27

Title: Robert Hamilton Mathews to APS, 1897 October 14
Identifier(s): text:276149
Description: Parramatta, New South Wales, A.L.S. 4p. Enc. wanting Concerns papers on rock carvings and paintings. Asks about becoming a "Corresponding Member." For printed paper, see: "Rock Carvings and Paintings of the Australian Aborigines," APS Proceedings, vol.36, pp. 466-478.
Creator: Mathews, R. H. (Robert Hamilton), 1841-1918et al
Subject: American Philosophical Society; Mathews, R. H. (Robert Hamilton), 1841-1918; Indigenous peoples--Australia; Petroglyphs; Painting
Date: 1897-10-14

Title: Can a Genuine Picasso Be a Fake?:;
Identifier(s): video:1326;
Description: ; ; Yve-Alain Bois talks about Picasso and the Oscar Wells film regarding a forged Picasso painting: "F for Fake"; Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol. 160, No. 1 (March 2016), pp. 6-17
Subject: ; F for fake (Motion picture); Painting; Forgery; Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973.; APS Meeting Videos
Date: 2015-04-24

Title: Robert Hamilton Mathews to Harrison Allen, 1897
Identifier(s): text:276143
Description: Parramatta, N.S. Wales, A.L.S. 3p. Concerns his papers on Australian rock carvings and paintings. For papers, see: "Australian Rock Carvings," APS Proceedings, vol. 36, pp. 195-208, and "Rock Carvings and Paintings of the Australian Aborigines," APS Proceedings, vol. 36,466-478.
Creator: Mathews, R. H. (Robert Hamilton), 1841-1918et al
Subject: Mathews, R. H. (Robert Hamilton), 1841-1918; American Philosophical Society; Indigenous peoples--Australia; Petroglyphs; Painting
Date: 1897

Title: Receipts for making Megellup, Varnish, & Drying Oil; also for cleaning pictures . . .
Identifier(s): text:328031
Subject: Neagle, John, 1796-1865; Artists' materials; Painting -- Study and teaching; Artists -- Pennsylvania
Date: 1825

Title: Shipley, Georgiana to Benjamin Franklin, 1779 June 06; Shipley, Georgiana, 1756-1806. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:9721
Description: G. Shipley writes to B. Franklin about a portrait he sent to her as well as a wax portrait of her father and a drawing she is sending him. She describes a dinner with Mr. Vaughan and the electricity experiments that occured. Shipley concludes by discussing the current parliament session.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Women--History--18th century; Portrait painting--18th century; Science--History--18th century
Date: 1779-06-06; 2022

Title: Shipley, Georgiana to Benjamin Franklin, 1780 May 26; Shipley, Georgiana, 1756-1806. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:9767
Description: Georgiana Shipley sends Benjamin Franklin a drawing she has done after a picture by Joshua Reynolds. She writes about her family as well as the popularity of electricity as a cure-all.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Women--History--18th century; Science--History--18th century; Painting, Modern--18th century--History
Date: 1780-05-26; 2022

Title: Peale, Charles Willson to Benjamin West, 1775 August 31; Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827. Letter to Benjamin West
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:9171
Description: Letter from Charles Willson Peale to Benjamin West about his travels and work. Peale describes being in debt and working to pay them off. Peale also describes the ensuing war and the preparations for it in the colonies as well as early skirmishes in New York and the situation in Philadelphia. He then discusses West's art and mentions the inclusion of sketches with the letter. At the end of this transcribed document is another letter sent to Hon Beal Bordly in November of 1772.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Politics and the Causes of Revolution; Painting, Modern--18th century--History; Portrait painting--18th century; Finance, Personal--United States; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Public opinion; Washington, George, 1732-1799
Date: 1775-08-31; 2022

Title: Peale, Charles Willson to Edmund Jennings, 1775 August 29; Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827. Letter to Edmund Jennings
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:9182
Description: Letter from Charles Willson Peale to Edmund Jennings about his current business and personal finance. He explains that his trip to Philadelphia and Annapolis did not make him money, although his creditors thought it should. Peale explains that the goal of going to Philadelphia was "to establish a name there." He also describes spending time repainting pictures that "my friends at Annapolis [...]" complained had "faded". He then describes traveling to Virginia and remarks on the "difference of disposition between the Southern and Northern colonies Pennsylvania and Virginia being a perfect contrast." These trips, Peale claimed, allowed him to get out of debt. "I rejoice that the times have allowed me to do so much. But alas, I fear I shall have no more to paint and that I will remember your once telling me that when my brush should fail that I must take the musket." Peale continues by discussing the forthcoming war. He describes loyalists arriving in England and Scotland and describes George Washington. Peale concludes the letter by discussing more specifics about unrest in America and writes about Thomas Gage.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Politics and Causes of Revolution; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes; Social networks--18th century; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Finance, Personal--United States; Portrait painting--18th century; Painting, Modern--18th century--History
Date: 1775-08-29; 2022

Title: Robert Hamilton Mathews to Isaac Minis Hays, 1898 January 27
Identifier(s): text:276151
Description: Parramatta, N.S. Wales, A.L.S. 4p. Concerns his papers on rock paintings and initiation ceremonies. Regrets death of Harrison Allen. For printed papers, see: "Rock Carvings and Paintings of the Australian Aborigines," APS Proceedings, vol. 36, pp. 466-478, and "Initiation Ceremonies of Australian Tribes," APS Proceedings, vol. 37, pp. 54-73.
Creator: Mathews, R. H. (Robert Hamilton), 1841-1918et al
Subject: American Philosophical Society; Mathews, R. H. (Robert Hamilton), 1841-1918; Indigenous peoples--Australia; Petroglyphs; Painting; Kumbainggar (Australian people); New South Wales; Gumbaynggir
Date: 1898-01-27

Title: Instructions on how the Governor's House at Perth Amboy should be painted and papered; B F861.28. Franklin, William, 1731-1813. Instructions on how the Governor's House at Perth Amboy should be painted and papered
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:12527
Description: Photostats of instructions by William Franklin on how the Governor's house at Perth Amboy should be painted and papered.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Architecture; Drawing; Painting, Modern--18th century--History; Miller, George J.; Howell, Samuel; Watson, John, -1789; Grassmann, Edward J.; Howell, Lawrence B.; American Philosophical Society
Date: 1774; 2021

Title: Peale, Charles Willson diary, 1765-1826; Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827. Diaries
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:8324
Description: Charles Willson Peale's diary beginning in October 1775. The diary covers a wide range of topics, including Peale's painting career, his family, and current events. The diary also includes sketches with a variety of subjects--a seated woman, architectural details, and a group of seated figures.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Portrait painting--18th century; Family life--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Drawing
Date: 1765 - 1826; 2022