William Lippincott

Daniel Dickinson, William Lippincott, 1825, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1978.73
Daniel Dickinson, William Lippincott, 1825, watercolor on ivory, 2 582 18 in. (6.75.4 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1978.73
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Artwork Details

Title
William Lippincott
Date
1825
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 582 18 in. (6.75.4 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Lippincott, William — miniature
  • Portrait male — Lippincott, William — bust
  • Portrait male — Lippincott, William
  • Occupation — art — printmaker
  • Occupation — art — painter
Object Number
1978.73

Artwork Description

There are several men by the name of William Lippincott who may have sat for this portrait. The sitter probably posed for Daniel Dickinson in Philadelphia, and there is evidence to suggest that this portrait was commissioned on the occasion of his wedding.

Works by this artist (1036 items)

William H. Johnson, Breakdown with Flat Tire, ca. 1940-1941, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.587
Breakdown with Flat Tire
Dateca. 1940-1941
oil on plywood
On view
William H. Johnson, Chain Gang, ca. 1939, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.675
Chain Gang
Dateca. 1939
oil on plywood
On view
William H. Johnson, Ferry Boat Trip, ca. 1943-1944, oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.1011
Ferry Boat Trip
Dateca. 1943-1944
oil on paperboard
On view
William H. Johnson, Young Pastry Cook, ca. 1928-1930, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.693
Young Pastry Cook
Dateca. 1928-1930
oil on canvas
On view

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Joseph Hardin, Untitled (figure at Table, View of Legs), ca. 1978, colored pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.111
Untitled (figure at Table, View of Legs)
Dateca. 1978
colored pencil on paper
Not on view
William Zorach, (Untitled--Child's Head), 1925, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the collection of the Zorach children, 1976.145.8
(Untitled – Child’s Head)
Date1925
pencil on paper
Not on view
Michael Clark, Classic Series, 1970, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Fendrick, 1980.131.3
Classic Series
Date1970
pencil on paper
Not on view
Study for the Pushover
Date1981
pencil on paper
Not on view