Dr. George Ackerly

Henry Inman, Dr. George Ackerly, ca. 1835, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 x 1 ⁵⁄₈ in. (5.1 x 4.1 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1938.4.1

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Artwork Details

Title: Dr. George Ackerly
Artist: Attributed to Henry Inman
Date: ca. 1835
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: sight 2 x 1 ⁵⁄₈ in. (5.1 x 4.1 cm) oval
Credit Line: Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums: watercolor
Mediums Description: watercolor on ivory
Classifications: Painting
Miniature
Subjects: Portrait male — Ackerly, George, Dr. — bust
Figure male — elderly — bust
Occupation — medicine — doctor
Object Number: 1938.4.1
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1938.4.1

Artwork Description

Dr. George Ackerly was artist Thomas Cole's brother-in-law, having married Cole's sister, Sarah. He lived for a time on the western frontier, but in 1825 returned to New York to be near his family. He and Cole remained close friends for years. Ackerly died in 1842.