William Mather Smith

Archibald Robertson, William Mather Smith, ca. 1810, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1944.7.2
Archibald Robertson, William Mather Smith, ca. 1810, watercolor on ivory, 3 x 2 1⁄4 in. (7.6 x 5.8 cm) oval, irregular, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1944.7.2
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Artwork Details

Title
William Mather Smith
Artist
Date
ca. 1810
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3 x 2 1⁄4 in. (7.6 x 5.8 cm) oval, irregular
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Smith, William Mather — bust
Object Number
1944.7.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1944.7.2

Artwork Description

William Mather Smith (1787-1864) was the only son of Connecticut governor and congressman John Cotton Smith (1765-1845), of Sharon, Connecticut. William was a precocious boy, entering Yale at the age of twelve and graduating in the class of 1805. A lay preacher, Smith founded one of the nation’s first Sunday schools, which he ran for fifty years. He also conducted services in the Sharon church for three decades. This miniature was painted the year Smith married Helen Livingston, and was probably to commemorate that milestone in his life. Her miniature, painted by an unknown artist, is also in this collection [see 1944.7.3].

Works by this artist (20 items)

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Louis Schanker, Owl, 1937, carved wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost, 1986.92.81
Owl
Artist
Date1937
carved wood
On view
Louis Schanker, Abstract Man, 1936, carved and painted wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost, 1986.92.80
Abstract Man
Artist
Date1936
carved and painted wood
On view
Louis Schanker, Black and White, 1964, wood: birch, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Louis Schanker, 1968.136
Black and White
Artist
Date1964
wood: birch
On view
Louis Schanker, Circle Image no. 1, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Woodward Foundation, 1976.108.102
Circle Image no. 1
Artist
Not on view

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