James Peale (1749-1831) var en amerikansk maler kendt for sine delikate miniatureportrætter og livlige stillbilleder. Hans arbejde fanger det amerikanske koloniale liv med neoklassisk elegance, ofte i samarbejde med sin bror Charles Willson Peale.
The sitter (1755-1829) was born in Scotland. After immigrating to America, he established a paper mill in Wilmington, Delaware, and later published a newspaper in Philadelphia.