George Partridge Richardson

Unidentified, George Partridge Richardson, ca. 1835, watercolor on ivory, 2 ³⁄₈ x 1 ⁷⁄₈ in. (6.0 x 4.7 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore, 1950.4.25

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Artwork Details

Title: George Partridge Richardson
Artist: Unidentified
Date: ca. 1835
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 2 ³⁄₈ x 1 ⁷⁄₈ in. (6.0 x 4.7 cm) oval
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore
Mediums: watercolor
Mediums Description: watercolor on ivory
Classifications: Painting
Miniature
Subjects: Portrait male — Richardson, George Partridge — bust
Object Number: 1950.4.25
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1950.4.25

Artwork Description

Born in 1811, George Partridge Richardson Jr. was a merchant and grocer in Boston. He was the only son of George Partridge and Charity Bush Richardson, who helped to establish the Partridge Academy in Duxbury, Massachusetts. His youth and fine dress suggest the portrait may have been painted on the occasion of his marriage, and the pin on his shirt may be a miniature of his fiancée, Eliza Green.