THE RAMSEY-POLK FAMILY AT CARPENTER'S POINT POSTCARD

This portrait depicts three members of an elite Philadelphia family who fled to an estate in Maryland to escape the 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic that claimed 5,000 lives in three months’ time. The women shown here were in-law relatives of James Peale’s deceased sister. Through their connections to the prominent Peale family of Philadelphia—many of whom were also respected artists—they were able to sit for this portrait in a time of exile and uncertainty.

Este retrato representa tres miembros de una prominente familia de Filadelfia quienes huyeron a una hacienda en Maryland a causa de la epidemia de fiebre amarilla que se desató en Filadelfia en 1793. Esta epidemia cobró la vida de 5,000 personas en tan sólo tres meses. Las mujeres en este retrato son familiares políticos de la hermana fallecida de James Peale. A través de sus conexiones con la prestigiosa familia Peale, muchos de los cuales también fueron artistas prominentes, pudieron posar para este retrato en un momento de exilio e incertidumbre.

4 in x 6 in