Portrait of a Young Girl

Mary Jane Simes, Portrait of a Young Girl, 1825, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.46
Mary Jane Simes, Portrait of a Young Girl, 1825, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 1⁄2 x 2 1⁄8 in. (6.5 x 5.3 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.46
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Young Girl
Artist
Date
1825
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 1⁄2 x 2 1⁄8 in. (6.5 x 5.3 cm) oval
Credit Line
Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — unidentified — bust
  • Figure female — child — bust
Object Number
1999.27.46
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1999.27.46

Artwork Description

The identity of the young girl in this miniature is unknown, but it has been suggested that she was a member of the Peale family, as this miniature was purchased from Peale descendants. Children in the 1800s were often dressed as “small adults,” and here the sitter wears a child’s version of a high-waisted Empire gown, fashionable among ladies in the early part of the century.

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Esther Blaikie MacKinnon, Nelson's Monument, n.d., etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Lilias MacKinnon, 1965.8.5
Nelson’s Monument
Artist
Daten.d.
etching on paper
Not on view
Esther Blaikie MacKinnon, Figure Praying before Shrine of Christ, 1925, color lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Lilias MacKinnon, 1965.8.9
Figure Praying before Shrine of Christ
Artist
Date1925
color lithograph
Not on view
Esther Blaikie MacKinnon, Spanish Church, n.d., color lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Lilias MacKinnon, 1965.8.17
Spanish Church
Artist
Daten.d.
color lithograph
Not on view
Esther Blaikie MacKinnon, London Scene with Church, n.d., etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Lilias MacKinnon, 1965.8.7
London Scene with Church
Artist
Daten.d.
etching
Not on view

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