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Artist:
Benjamin Trott, born Boston, MA ca. 1770-died Washington, DC 1843  Search this
Sitter:
David McClellan  Search this
Medium:
watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
sight 3 x 2 1/2 in. (7.6 x 6.2 cm) oval
Type:
Painting-Miniature
Date:
ca. 1805
Luce Center Label:
These portraits were painted in 1805, after Benjamin Trott had set out on horseback for a yearlong journey westward. They are two of the many works created as the artist made his way through Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Ohio, states that then defined the nation’s western borders.
Topic:
not dated  Search this
Portrait male\bust  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Object number:
1956.7.1
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/vk72153b387-dc5e-43a5-913d-758e971ddd7f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1956.7.1