Portrait of a Child

Raphaelle Peale, Portrait of a Child, ca. 1800, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1963.9.5
Raphaelle Peale, Portrait of a Child, ca. 1800, watercolor on ivory, 2 1⁄2 x 1 7⁄8 in. (6.2 x 4.9 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1963.9.5
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Child
Artist
Date
ca. 1800
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 1⁄2 x 1 7⁄8 in. (6.2 x 4.9 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — unidentified — child
  • Portrait female — unidentified — bust
Object Number
1963.9.5
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1963.9.5

Artwork Description

This is thought to be a painting of a child known only as “Miss Borrie.” The artist applied touches of red to the girl’s lips and cheeks in this otherwise subdued painting to emphasize her smiling expression.

Works by this artist (744 items)

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William Zorach, Mother and Child (Dike and Eirene), 1918, plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.171
Mother and Child (Dike and Eirene)
Artist
Date1918
plaster
On view
William Zorach, Undaunted (Torso), 1963, cast plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1971.449.17
Undaunted (Torso)
Artist
Date1963
cast plaster
On view
William Zorach, Torso, 1932, granite, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.85
Torso
Artist
Date1932
granite
On view
William Zorach, Small Head, ca. 1958-1962, carved stone, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.9
Small Head
Artist
Dateca. 1958-1962
carved stone
On view

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