CASSINIA 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE DELAWARE 

 VALLEY ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB 



No. XIX. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1915. 



Titian Ramsey Peale ct ' 



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BY WITMER STONE 



To the naturalist the name of Peale is probably more closely 

 associated with the museum, conducted by members of the 

 family in Philadelphia during the early part of the last century, 

 than it is with the personality of the individuals to whom the 

 museum owed its existence. 



To the artist and historian on the other hand the name at 

 once recalls the portraits of Washington and other revolutionary 

 heroes which were painted by Charles Willson Peale, the founder 

 of the museum. The artistic associations of the name are 

 further emphasized in the surnames of some of the sons of 

 Charles Willson Peale, who were christened : Raphael, Rem- 

 brandt, Rubens and Titian. The second of these was probably 

 a better artist than his father, while all seem to have shared the 

 gift in greater or less degree. 



Titian, the youngest son, was the naturalist of the family, 

 his father's interests in this line being always those of the prep- 

 arateur rather than of the scientific investigator. The life of 

 the son was however so obviously influenced by the environ- 

 ment of the museum, and the history of the museum so closely 



