Rev. William White, D.D.

William Birch, Rev. William White, D.D., ca. 1830, enameled copper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1951.3.2
Copied William Birch, Rev. William White, D.D., ca. 1830, enameled copper, sight 1 341 12 in. (4.43.8 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1951.3.2
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Artwork Details

Title
Rev. William White, D.D.
Date
ca. 1830
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 1 341 12 in. (4.43.8 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
enameled copper
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait male — White, William — bust
  • Occupation — religion — clergy
Object Number
1951.3.2

Artwork Description

William White (1748-1836) was the first bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States. He was influential in the development of this new religion and created a constitution for the church similar in its ideas to the Constitution of the United States. White served as bishop from 1787 until his death in 1836.