Dr. Cook

Washington Blanchard, Dr. Cook, 1842, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1953.7.3
Washington Blanchard, Dr. Cook, 1842, watercolor on ivory, sight 4 3⁄8 x 3 1⁄2 in. (11.1 x 8.9 cm) rectangle, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1953.7.3
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Artwork Details

Title
Dr. Cook
Artist
Date
1842
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 4 3⁄8 x 3 1⁄2 in. (11.1 x 8.9 cm) rectangle
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Cook, Dr. — bust
  • Occupation — medicine — doctor
Object Number
1953.7.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1953.7.3

Artwork Description

Little is known about the gentleman shown in this miniature. We do know that the artist was in Philadelphia in 1841, and in Charleston in 1844, so the portrait was likely painted in one of these two places.