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Robert Field, Thomas Williams, of Annapolis, ca. 1800, watercolor on ivory, sight 3 1⁄4 x 2 1⁄2 in. (8.2 x 6.3 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1978.67.2
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Thomas Williams, of Annapolis
- Artist
- Date
- ca. 1800
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- sight 3 1⁄4 x 2 1⁄2 in. (8.2 x 6.3 cm) oval
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- watercolor on ivory
- Subjects
- Portrait male — Williams, Thomas — bust
- Object Number
- 1978.67.2
Artwork Description
Colonel Thomas Williams was born in 1767, and died in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, where he had been one of the leading figures in civil and military affairs. This portrait shows the distinguished gentleman in his thirties, just a few years before his death.