James Barnett Dodson was born in Virginia, and married Henrietta Waugh four years after this miniature was painted. On the original backing paper for his miniature, the artist made a test drawing of Dodson, probably before committing his pencil to the more unforgiving ivory surface.
- Title
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James Barnett Dodson
- Artist
- Date
- 1837
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- sight 3 1⁄8 x 2 5⁄8 in. (7.9 x 6.7 cm) oval
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Museum purchase
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- watercolor on ivory
- Classifications
- Keywords
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- Portrait male – Dodson, James Barnett – bust
- Object Number
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1982.98.2
- Palette
- Linked Open Data
- Linked Open Data URI
