George Fisher

Raphaelle Peale, George Fisher, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore, 1950.4.24
Copied Raphaelle Peale, George Fisher, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 122 14 in. (6.25.7 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore, 1950.4.24
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Artwork Details

Title
George Fisher
Date
ca. 1795
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 122 14 in. (6.25.7 cm) oval
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Occupation — art — painter
  • Occupation — art — sculptor
  • Portrait male — Fisher, George
  • Portrait male — Fisher, George — bust
  • Portrait male — Fisher, George — miniature
Object Number
1950.4.24

Artwork Description

George Fisher’s father was a Quaker who founded the borough of Middletown in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in 1755. Located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, the settlement lay nine miles below Harrisburg. Fisher passed the bar in 1787 and practiced law there until he retired to Pineford Farm, in Middletown. He died at the age of eighty-seven, and is buried in Harrisburg.