Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Painting: Miniatures: Adeline Morgan Thompson
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Adeline Morgan Thompson about 1840 Unidentified artist watercolor on ivory 2 1/2 x 2 in. (6.4 x 5.1 cm) oval Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mildred A. Thompson 1983.106 |
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Adeline Morgan Thompson was born around 1799. She married Allen Thompson, a printer in Philadelphia, and together they had eight children. In this portrait, her simple hairstyle and fashionably revealing dress emphasize her elegant jewelry and make her appear younger than her forty years. |
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