Robert Oliphant

Raphaelle Peale, Robert Oliphant, 1799, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Bertha E. Jaques, 1942.2.2
Raphaelle Peale, Robert Oliphant, 1799, watercolor on ivory, image: sight 3 x 2 3⁄8 in. (7.7 x 6.1 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Bertha E. Jaques, 1942.2.2
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Artwork Details

Title
Robert Oliphant
Artist
Date
1799
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: sight 3 x 2 3⁄8 in. (7.7 x 6.1 cm) oval
Credit Line
Bequest of Bertha E. Jaques
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Oliphant, Robert — bust
Object Number
1942.2.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1942.2.2

Artwork Description

Robert Oliphant was the oldest son of William Oliphant, a wealthy Philadelphia landowner. Robert’s sister had her miniature painted by James Peale in 1795 [see 1942.2.3]. Some time after this miniature was painted, Robert moved to Norfolk, Virginia, but his whereabouts after that are unknown. Both miniatures descended in his sister Elizabeth’s family until they were given to a close family friend, who in turn bequeathed them to this museum.

Works by this artist (24 items)

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Edward Kemeys, Buffalo and Wolves, 1876, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of J. Willis Johnson, 1984.141.2
Buffalo and Wolves
Artist
Date1876
bronze
On view
Edward Kemeys, Grizzly Bear at Bay, 1871-1885, painted plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1895.10.3
Grizzly Bear at Bay
Artist
Date1871-1885
painted plaster
On view
Edward Kemeys, Prairie Chicken, ca. 1870s, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Charlotte J. Patterson and Herbert L. Patterson in memory of Elizabeth Z. Patterson, 2002.78
Prairie Chicken
Artist
Dateca. 1870s
bronze
Not on view
Edward Kemeys, Panther--"Aroused", ca. 1870-1907, plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of J. Willis Johnson, 1984.141.9
Panther – ​“Aroused”
Artist
Dateca. 1870-1907
plaster
Not on view

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