Paul Peel 1860-1892

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1860 Paul Peel 1892

There are two plaques about this gentleman in The City of London.
Both can be seen on this page.

Photos by contributor Glen Curnoe - Posted March 2010

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Plaque Location

The County of Middlesex
The City of London
At Paul Peel House inside Fanshawe Pioneer Village
at the eastern end of Fanshawe Park Road East

Coordinates: N 43 03.286 W 81 10.772

Plaque Text

Born in London, Ontario, Peel became one of the most prominent Canadian painters of the French academic school of painting and among the first to gain an international reputation. He studied art in Philadelphia, London, England, and Paris where he was influenced by the current European fashion for polished brush technique and subjects taken from everyday life. In 1890 his most famous painting, "After The Bath", was awarded a medal at the Paris Salon. He returned to Canada twice to exhibit his work and was elected a fellow of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1890.

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2005

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Plaque Location

The County of Middlesex
The City of London
On the north side of Dundas Street just west of Ridout Street

Coordinates: N 42 58.948 W 81 15.286

Plaque Text

This noted Canadian artist was born in this city and about 1875 had a studio on Richmond Street in the marble works operated by his father. After studying in Philadelphia and at the Royal Academy Schools, London, England, he moved to Paris in 1887 where he worked under such prominent painters as Gérôme, Boulanger and Constant. Peel is represented in the National Gallery of Canada by "Mother Love", "A Venetian Bather" and other canvases. Examples of his work are also to be found in the civic galleries of London, Toronto, Vancouver and in other public and private collections. After a short but brilliant career, Peel died in Paris in 1892.

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