Robert Oliphant

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: Raphaelle Peale
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: watercolor
Mediums Description: watercolor on ivory
Classifications: Painting
Miniature
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.