William Shippen

Media - 1999.87.5 - SAAM-1999.87.5_1 - 13613
Copied James Peale, William Shippen, 1794, watercolor on ivory, sight 1 341 38 in. (4.43.5 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Natalie Brooks Sears Shippen and William Brush Shippen, 1999.87.5
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Artwork Details

Title
William Shippen
Artist
Date
1794
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 1 341 38 in. (4.43.5 cm) oval
Credit Line
Gift of Natalie Brooks Sears Shippen and William Brush Shippen
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure male — child — bust
  • Portrait male — Shippen, William — bust
Object Number
1999.87.5

Artwork Description

William Shippen (1792-1867) was two or three years old when James Peale painted this miniature of him. William was the older brother of Thomas Lee Shippen, whose miniature was also painted by Peale [see 1999.87.4]. William would go on to earn a medical degree, and in 1817 he married Mary Louise Shore. The miniature is inscribed to William and Mary Louise’s oldest niece, Jane Gray Wharton, from her mother.