A. Laurason

Jean Francois De Vallee, A. Laurason, ca. 1805, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mary Taylor, 1958.5.4
Jean Francois De Vallee, A. Laurason, ca. 1805, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 1⁄2 in. (6.5 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mary Taylor, 1958.5.4
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Artwork Details

Title
A. Laurason
Artist
Date
ca. 1805
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 1⁄2 in. (6.5 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Taylor
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Laurason, A. — bust
Object Number
1958.5.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1958.5.4

Artwork Description

There is evidence to suggest that a man named A. Laurason worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad Company in New Orleans. However, the railroad that ran through New Orleans was not absorbed by Southern Pacific until the 1880s, so the man who worked for the railroad may have been a descendant of the gentleman in this portrait.