Joseph Fox

Unidentified, Joseph Fox, 1790s, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.68
Unidentified, Joseph Fox, 1790s, watercolor on ivory, image (oval): 2 1⁄2 x 2 in. (6.4 x 5.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.68
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Artwork Details

Title
Joseph Fox
Artist
Unidentified
Date
1790s
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image (oval): 2 1⁄2 x 2 in. (6.4 x 5.1 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Fox, Joseph — bust
Object Number
1999.27.68
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1999.27.68

Artwork Description

Joseph Fox was a prominent citizen of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, where he served as town clerk, taxman, and highway surveyor. In 1769 he married Mary Tuttle, and together they had six children. In his later years he acted as town treasurer, made unsuccessful bids for the state senate, and became a justice of the peace. The portrait shows a middle-aged man with the powdered hair that befitted a political figure of the early 1800s. The artist chose to show Fox with a thoughtful, alert expression, as if he had just been posed a difficult question.

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