Mrs. George Watson

John Singleton Copley, Mrs. George Watson, 1765, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Partial gift of Henderson Inches, Jr., in honor of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Inches, and museum purchase made possible in part by Mr. and Mrs. R. Crosby Kemper through the Crosby Kemper Foundation; the American Art Forum; and the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1991.189
John Singleton Copley, Mrs. George Watson, 1765, oil on canvas, 49 7⁄8 x 40 in. (126.7 x 101.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Partial gift of Henderson Inches, Jr., in honor of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Inches, and museum purchase made possible in part by Mr. and Mrs. R. Crosby Kemper through the Crosby Kemper Foundation; the American Art Forum; and the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1991.189
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Artwork Details

Title
Mrs. George Watson
Artist
Date
1765
Location
Dimensions
49 7⁄8 x 40 in. (126.7 x 101.6 cm)
Credit Line
Partial gift of Henderson Inches, Jr., in honor of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Inches, and museum purchase made possible in part by Mr. and Mrs. R. Crosby Kemper through the Crosby Kemper Foundation; the American Art Forum; and the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Highlights
Subjects
  • Portrait female — Watson, George, Mrs. — knee length
  • Dress — historic — eighteenth century dress
  • Object — other — vase
  • Object — flower — tulip
  • Portrait female — Watson, Elizabeth Oliver — knee length
Object Number
1991.189
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1991.189

Artwork Description

Exhibition Label, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2006

Works by this artist (5 items)

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John Singleton Copley, Robert Hooper, ca. 1770-1772, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Diane and Norman Bernstein, 2006.12.1
Robert Hooper
Artist
Dateca. 1770-1772
oil on canvas
On view
John Singleton Copley, Mrs. George Watson, 1765, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Partial gift of Henderson Inches, Jr., in honor of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Inches, and museum purchase made possible in part by Mr. and Mrs. R. Crosby Kemper through the Crosby Kemper Foundation; the American Art Forum; and the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1991.189
Mrs. George Watson
Artist
Date1765
oil on canvas
On view
Henry Wolf, John Singleton Copley, John Adams Quincy, 1915, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.299
John Adams Quincy
Artist
Date1915
wood engraving on paper
Not on view
John Singleton Copley, Peter Boylston Adams?, ca. 1765-1770, oil on copper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.7
Peter Boylston Adams?
Artist
Dateca. 1765-1770
oil on copper
Not on view

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