Mrs. Arthur Middleton (Alicia Hopton Russell)

Copied Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, Andrew Robertson, Mrs. Arthur Middleton (Alicia Hopton Russell), ca. 1840, watercolor on ivory, sight 3 3⁄8 x 2 3⁄4 in. (8.6 x 7.0 cm) rectangle, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Mrs. Arthur Middleton (Alicia Hopton Russell)
Artists
Copy after Andrew Robertson
Date
ca. 1840
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 3 3⁄8 x 2 3⁄4 in. (8.6 x 7.0 cm) rectangle
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait female — Middleton, Arthur, Mrs. — bust
  • Portrait female — Middleton, Alicia Hopton Russell — bust
Object Number
1946.3.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1946.3.1

Artwork Description

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau copied a miniature painted by Andrew Robinson, now in the Gibbes Art Gallery in Charleston, South Carolina, when he made this likeness of Mrs. Arthur Middleton (1789-1840). It is possible he was hired to make commemorative miniatures following her death, so that other family members could have her picture in a locket.