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Artist:
James Peale, born Chestertown, MD 1749-died Philadelphia, PA 1831  Search this
Sitter:
William Shippen  Search this
Medium:
watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
sight 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (4.4 x 3.5 cm) oval
Type:
Painting-Miniature
Date:
1794
Luce Center Label:
William Shippen (1792-1867) was two or three years old when James Peale painted this miniature of him. William was the older brother of Thomas Lee Shippen, whose miniature was also painted by Peale [see 1999.87.4]. William would go on to earn a medical degree, and in 1817 he married Mary Louise Shore. The miniature is inscribed to William and Mary Louiseā€™s oldest niece, Jane Gray Wharton, from her mother.
Topic:
Figure male\child\bust  Search this
Portrait male\bust  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Natalie Brooks Sears Shippen and William Brush Shippen
Object number:
1999.87.5
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7c98492ae-0664-47b4-bfe6-c8fff319377b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1999.87.5