Mrs. Baker

Charles Hénard, Mrs. Baker, ca. 1800-1814, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.19
Copied Charles Hénard, Mrs. Baker, ca. 1800-1814, watercolor on ivory, image (oval): 2 3⁄8 x 1 15⁄16 in. (6.1 x 4.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.19
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Artwork Details

Title
Mrs. Baker
Artist
Attributed to Charles Hénard
Date
ca. 1800-1814
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image (oval): 2 3⁄8 x 1 15⁄16 in. (6.1 x 4.9 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — Baker, Mrs. — bust
Object Number
1999.27.19
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1999.27.19

Artwork Description

Although this miniature is undated, Mrs. Baker’s dress and hairstyle are of the fashion favored in Paris during the early 1800s, and in America by the 1810s.