Portrait of a Gentleman

James Peale, Portrait of a Gentleman, 1789, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.36
James Peale, Portrait of a Gentleman, 1789, watercolor on ivory, sight 1 3⁄4 x 1 1⁄4 in. (4.3 x 3.2 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.36
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Gentleman
Artist
Date
1789
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 1 3⁄4 x 1 1⁄4 in. (4.3 x 3.2 cm) oval
Credit Line
Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — unidentified — bust
Object Number
1999.27.36
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1999.27.36

Artwork Description

In his dress and hairstyle, this young man is presented in a manner very similar to Josiah Hewes Anthony, also painted by James Peale around this time [see 1952.12.2].

Works by this artist (16 items)

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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
Artist
Date1794
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
Artist
Dateca. 1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
James Peale, Major-General Anthony Wayne, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.41
Major-General Anthony Wayne
Artist
Dateca. 1795
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
Artist
Date1789
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

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Philippe Abraham Peticolas, Mrs. Cornelius Baldwin (Mary Briscoe), 1797, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1943.3.2
Mrs. Cornelius Baldwin (Mary Briscoe)
Artist
Date1797
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Raphaelle Peale, George Fisher, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore, 1950.4.24
George Fisher
Artist
Dateca. 1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Edward Greene Malbone, Mrs. John Corlis (Susannah Condé Russell), 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.29.2
Mrs. John Corlis (Susannah Condé Russell)
Artist
Date1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Unidentified, Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1790, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.5
Portrait of a Gentleman
Artist
Unidentified
Dateca. 1790
watercolor on ivory
Not on view