Howes Goldsborough

James Peale, Howes Goldsborough, 1799, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 7⁄8 x 2 1⁄4 in. (7.3 x 5.7 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1948.5.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Howes Goldsborough
Artist
Date
1799
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 7⁄8 x 2 1⁄4 in. (7.3 x 5.7 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Goldsborough, Howes — bust
Object Number
1948.5.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1948.5.1

Artwork Description

Howes Goldsborough (1775-1841) was twenty-four years old when he sat for this miniature. He married Mary Rodgers, daughter of Commodore Rodgers of Sion Hall, Harford County, Maryland, in 1812. Mary Rodgers was George Washington Rodgers’ sister, and his miniature, painted by an unidentified artist, is in this collection [see 1950.4.32].

Works by this artist (113 items)

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Todd Webb, Untitled (from series, Maine), 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1647, © 1979, Todd Webb
Untitled (from series, Maine)
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Todd Webb, Untitled (from series, Spain), 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1643, © 1979, Todd Webb
Untitled (from series, Spain)
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Todd Webb, Untitled (from series, Spain), 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1645, © 1979, Todd Webb
Untitled (from series, Spain)
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Todd Webb, Untitled (from series, Spain), 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1646, © 1979, Todd Webb
Untitled (from series, Spain)
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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