TY  - JOUR
T1  - REmbrandt peale (1778-1860)
AU  - Koepsell TD
Y1  - 2005/12/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpedi.159.12.1100
JO  - Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
SP  - 1100
EP  - 1100
VL  - 159
IS  - 12
N2  - 
Rubens Peale, however, was cursed with bad eyesight and frail health as a young boy. Barely able to see the letters in books, he struggled in school and at drawing. Encouragement to persist in his efforts came from no less a source than Benjamin Franklin, a visitor to the Peale household, but Rubens came to realize that his natural gifts lay elsewhere. As early as age 10, he showed unusual talent at growing plants and raising birds. The portrait shows him gently probing the soil around a rare variety of geranium with 2 fingers of his right hand, a keen sense of touch helping to compensate for his poor vision.

SN  - 1072-4710
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpedi.159.12.1100
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.159.12.1100
ER  -