Paul Peel (1860–1892) was a Canadian figure painter known for his sentimental depictions of childhood and early explorations of the nude in Canadian art. Trained in Philadelphia under Thomas Eakins and later in Paris with Jean-Léon Gérôme, he exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon, earning international acclaim with a bronze medal for After the Bath (1890). His work balanced academic realism with emerging Impressionist influences. A member of the Ontario Society of Artists and the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Peel's promising career was cut short when he died at 31 from a lung infection.