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Artist:
Raphaelle Peale, born Annapolis, MD 1774-died Philadelphia, PA 1825  Search this
Sitter:
G. D.  Search this
Medium:
watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
sight 2 1/2 x 2 in. (6.4 x 5.2 cm) oval
Type:
Painting-Miniature
Date:
ca. 1805
Luce Center Label:
The intertwined initials “GD” on the back of this locket are the only clue to the gentleman’s identity. His hair reflects the change at the end of the eighteenth century, when many younger men rejected wigs in favor of natural hair. The short top and curled sides of this sitter’s hair were styled to accommodate a top hat.
Topic:
Portrait male\bust  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Object number:
1942.7.2
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7e4fa22bb-f36e-487a-b599-056ad27db64c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1942.7.2