Henry Du Pré Bounetheau

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, ca. 1849, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.7
Copied Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, ca. 1849, watercolor on ivory, 3 182 78 in. (7.97.3 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.7
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Artwork Details

Title
Henry Du Pré Bounetheau
Date
ca. 1849
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3 182 78 in. (7.97.3 cm) oval
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait male — Bounetheau, Henry Du Pre — bust
  • Portrait male — Bounetheau, Henry Du Pre — child
Object Number
1946.3.7

Artwork Description

In this miniature, Henry Brintnell Bounetheau captured his love for his only child, Henry Du Pré Bounetheau (1842-1901), painted when the boy was seven years old. The painter’s son died in the great Jacksonville, Florida, fire of May 3, 1901. The Museum’s collection of miniatures by Bounetheau is a gift of the son’s widow, Emma Hudnell Bounetheau.