Benjamin Turo of Bermuda

Eliab Metcalf, Benjamin Turo of Bermuda, ca. 1825, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Albert A. Best, Edison, N.J., 1986.64.2
Eliab Metcalf, Benjamin Turo of Bermuda, ca. 1825, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 1⁄2 x 2 1⁄8 in. (6.3 x 5.4 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Albert A. Best, Edison, N.J., 1986.64.2
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Artwork Details

Title
Benjamin Turo of Bermuda
Artist
Attributed to Eliab Metcalf
Date
ca. 1825
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 1⁄2 x 2 1⁄8 in. (6.3 x 5.4 cm) oval
Credit Line
Gift of Albert A. Best, Edison, N.J.
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Turo, Benjamin
Object Number
1986.64.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.64.2

Artwork Description

This portrait of Benjamin Turo was probably painted while the artist was visiting the Caribbean islands in the early 1820s. There is no record of a Benjamin Turo living in Bermuda at this time.

Works by this artist (1 item)

Emily Lansingh Muir, Orchard Street, ca. 1940, watercolor and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.99
Orchard Street
Artist
Dateca. 1940
watercolor and pencil on paper
Not on view