Dr. Cook

Washington Blanchard, Dr. Cook, 1842, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1953.7.3
Washington Blanchard, Dr. Cook, 1842, watercolor on ivory, sight 4 3⁄8 x 3 1⁄2 in. (11.1 x 8.9 cm) rectangle, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1953.7.3
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Artwork Details

Title
Dr. Cook
Artist
Date
1842
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 4 3⁄8 x 3 1⁄2 in. (11.1 x 8.9 cm) rectangle
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — medicine — doctor
  • Portrait male — Cook, Dr. — bust
Object Number
1953.7.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1953.7.3

Artwork Description

Little is known about the gentleman shown in this miniature. We do know that the artist was in Philadelphia in 1841, and in Charleston in 1844, so the portrait was likely painted in one of these two places.

Works by this artist (2 items)

Jane Piper, An Orange in a Quiet Place, 1987, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Henry Ward Ranger through the National Academy of Design, 2004.14, © Jan Baltzell
An Orange in a Quiet Place
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Date1987
oil on canvas
Not on view
Jane Piper, Study for Flowers on a Round Mirror, 1990, oil pastel and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Bill Scott in memory of William and Uytendale Scott, 1991.138, © 1990, The Family of Jane Piper
Study for Flowers on a Round Mirror
Artist
Date1990
oil pastel and pencil on paper
Not on view

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