Artist:

James Peale, born Chestertown, MD 1749-died Philadelphia, PA 1831  Search this

Sitter:

Howes Goldsborough  Search this

Medium:

watercolor on ivory

Dimensions:

sight 2 7/8 x 2 1/4 in. (7.3 x 5.7 cm) oval

Type:

Painting-Miniature

Date:

1799

Luce Center Label:

Howes Goldsborough (1775-1841) was twenty-four years old when he sat for this miniature. He married Mary Rodgers, daughter of Commodore Rodgers of Sion Hall, Harford County, Maryland, in 1812. Mary Rodgers was George Washington Rodgers’ sister, and his miniature, painted by an unidentified artist, is in this collection <b>[see 1950.4.32]</b>.

Topic:

Portrait male\bust  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund

Object number:

1948.5.1

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/vk7e37d4b8a-9797-43ae-9006-e484d46cdf8c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1948.5.1