Portrait of a Child

Raphaelle Peale, Portrait of a Child, ca. 1800, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1963.9.5
Raphaelle Peale, Portrait of a Child, ca. 1800, watercolor on ivory, 2 1⁄2 x 1 7⁄8 in. (6.2 x 4.9 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1963.9.5
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Child
Artist
Date
ca. 1800
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 1⁄2 x 1 7⁄8 in. (6.2 x 4.9 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — unidentified — child
  • Portrait female — unidentified — bust
Object Number
1963.9.5
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1963.9.5

Artwork Description

This is thought to be a painting of a child known only as “Miss Borrie.” The artist applied touches of red to the girl’s lips and cheeks in this otherwise subdued painting to emphasize her smiling expression.

Works by this artist (1 item)

Carmon Colangelo, Alois, Cy and I, from the portfolio Drawn to Stone, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Print Workshop, 1998.156.4, © 1998, Carmon Colangelo
Alois, Cy and I, from the portfolio Drawn to Stone
Artist
lithograph
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