William Parsons II, of Gloucester, Massachusetts

Washington Blanchard, William Parsons II, of Gloucester, Massachusetts, ca. 1840, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 ³⁄₄ x 2 ¹⁄₄ in. (7.0 x 5.7 cm) rectangle, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1957.11.3

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Artwork Details

Title: William Parsons II, of Gloucester, Massachusetts
Artist: Washington Blanchard
Date: ca. 1840
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: sight 2 ³⁄₄ x 2 ¹⁄₄ in. (7.0 x 5.7 cm) rectangle
Credit Line: Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums: watercolor
Mediums Description: watercolor on ivory
Classifications: Painting
Miniature
Subjects: History — United States — Massachusetts
Portrait male — Parsons, William, II — bust
Object Number: 1957.11.3
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1957.11.3

Artwork Description

We do not know much about William Parsons II, except that he lived in Gloucester, Massachusetts, during the mid- to late 800s and owned a schooner named William Parsons & Co. This portrait shows Parsons in formal dress and was probably painted when he was around twenty years old.