Mrs. John McCluney

James Peale, Mrs. John McCluney, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 582 18 in. (6.75.4 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1950.12.3
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Artwork Details

Title
Mrs. John McCluney
Artist
Date
ca. 1795
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 582 18 in. (6.75.4 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — Mc Cluney, John, Mrs. — bust
Object Number
1950.12.3

Artwork Description

It is not clear whether this woman is Elizabeth Purviance, who was married to Major John McCluney of Pennsylvania in 1804, or if she is Isabella Shearer of Virginia, who married a John McCluney in 1779. With luck, further research will eventually reveal her identity.

Works by this artist (16 items)

James Peale, Member of the Washington Family, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1950.10.2
Member of the Washington Family
Dateca. 1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
James Peale, William Shippen, 1794, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Natalie Brooks Sears Shippen and William Brush Shippen, 1999.87.5
William Shippen
Date1794
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
James Peale, Portrait of a Gentleman, 1789, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.36
Portrait of a Gentleman
Date1789
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
James Peale, Portrait of a Gentleman, 1800, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.37
Portrait of a Gentleman
Date1800
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

More Artworks from the Collection

Unidentified, Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1959.7.22
Portrait of a Gentleman
Artist
Unidentified
Dateca. 1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Walter Robertson, John Jauncey Ketchum, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Albert A. Best, Edison, N.J., 1986.64.1
John Jauncey Ketchum
Dateca. 1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Francis Rabineau, Joseph Lavoir de Repiton, ca. 1798, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.126.2
Joseph Lavoir de Repiton
Dateca. 1798
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
James Peale, Member of the Washington Family, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1950.10.2
Member of the Washington Family
Dateca. 1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view