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Artist:
Raphaelle Peale, born Annapolis, MD 1774-died Philadelphia, PA 1825  Search this
Sitter:
William E. Dickson  Search this
Medium:
watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
sight 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (5.4 x 4.3 cm) oval
Type:
Painting-Miniature
Date:
ca. 1815
Luce Center Label:
William Dickson (1775-1843) was Greeneville, Tennessee’s first postmaster. In 1815 he built a home for his only daughter, Catharine Douglas Dickson <b>[see 1944.3.33]</b>, who married Dr. Alexander Williams. The house and its formal gardens were known as the “Showplace of East Tennessee,” and the family hosted such famous guests as Davy Crockett, the Marquis de Lafayette, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and President James Polk. The house is now known as the Dickson-Williams Mansion, and is a museum open to the public.
Topic:
Portrait male\bust  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Object number:
1944.3.32
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/vk7ec8a5b81-2828-4467-9f36-6b1abe65400b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1944.3.32