Alexander Rose

Pierre Henri, Alexander Rose, ca. 1788, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1946.11.6
Copied Pierre Henri, Alexander Rose, ca. 1788, watercolor on ivory, sight 1 581 14 in. (4.13.2 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1946.11.6
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Artwork Details

Title
Alexander Rose
Artist
Date
ca. 1788
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 1 581 14 in. (4.13.2 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait male — Rose, Alexander — bust
Object Number
1946.11.6

Artwork Description

Born in Scotland, Alexander Rose (about 1733-?) immigrated with his family to the colonies before the Revolutionary War. He became a merchant and shipowner in Charleston, and an ardent patriot. The Roses have owned Kilravok (pronounced “Kilrock”) Castle, near Inverness, since it was built more than 750 years ago, and are distantly related to the Windsors of England.