Peter De Vaux

Henry Benbridge, Peter De Vaux, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 1975.77.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Peter De Vaux
Artist
Attributed to Henry Benbridge
Location
Not on view
Credit Line
Gift of an anonymous donor
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait male — De Vaux, Peter — bust
Object Number
1975.77.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1975.77.1

Artwork Description

On the back of this locket are inscribed the words: “Peter De Vaux---Ancestor of Theodore Roosevelt.” The president’s forebears included James De Veaux (1710-1785) and Andre De Veaux (died1754), and this gentleman may have been a relation of theirs. In this miniature he is shown wearing a high neckband with a frilly extension known as a jabot.