Thomas Lee Shippen

James Peale, Thomas Lee Shippen, 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Natalie Brooks Sears Shippen and William Brush Shippen, 1999.87.4
Copied James Peale, Thomas Lee Shippen, 1795, watercolor on ivory, sight 1 3⁄4 x 1 3⁄8 in. (4.4 x 3.5 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Natalie Brooks Sears Shippen and William Brush Shippen, 1999.87.4
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Artwork Details

Title
Thomas Lee Shippen
Artist
Date
1795
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 1 3⁄4 x 1 3⁄8 in. (4.4 x 3.5 cm) oval
Credit Line
Gift of Natalie Brooks Sears Shippen and William Brush Shippen
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure male — child — bust
  • Portrait male — Shippen, Thomas Lee — bust
Object Number
1999.87.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1999.87.4

Artwork Description

Thomas Shippen (1793-1810) was two or three years old when James Peale painted this miniature. Thomas and his brother, William---whose miniature by James Peale is also in this collection [see 1999.87.5]---were the sons of Thomas Lee Shippen (1765-1798) and Elizabeth Carter Farley (1774-1826). Farley’s miniature, painted by Hugh Bridport, is also in this collection [see 1999.87.2].