Peter Bounetheau

Henry Benbridge, Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, Peter Bounetheau, ca. 1815, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.3
Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, Henry Benbridge, Peter Bounetheau, ca. 1815, watercolor on ivory, 1 1⁄4 x 1 in. (3.2 x 2.5 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.3
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Artwork Details

Title
Peter Bounetheau
Artists
Copy after Henry Benbridge
Date
ca. 1815
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
1 1⁄4 x 1 in. (3.2 x 2.5 cm) oval
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Bounetheau, Peter — bust
  • Occupation — political — statesman
Object Number
1946.3.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1946.3.3

Artwork Description

Both this miniature and Peter Bounetheau (1946.3.2) are nearly identical portraits of the artist's father in the robes of a magistrate. Peter Bounetheau had served as a colonel in the Revolutionary War, and thereafter Benjamin Franklin appointed him the postmaster of Charleston, South Carolina. For both paintings, the artist copied a miniature of his father painted by Henry Benbridge as inspiration.

Works by this artist (18 items)

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Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, John Trumbull, General George Washington, ca. 1845, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.19
General George Washington
Artist
Dateca. 1845
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, Jean François Favré, Napoleon Bonaparte, ca. 1850, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.20
Napoleon Bonaparte
Artist
Dateca. 1850
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, William Wood, Mrs. John Middleton (Mary Burroughs), ca. 1840, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.4
Mrs. John Middleton (Mary Burroughs)
Artist
Dateca. 1840
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, Peter Bounetheau, ca. 1820, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.2
Peter Bounetheau
Artist
Dateca. 1820
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

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Da. Barbara Vizcarrondo de Elzaburu
Artist
Unidentified (Puerto Rican)
Date19th century
watercolor on ivory
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George Catlin, Portrait of Mary Catlin, ca. 1827, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David C. Morse, 1984.139.2
Portrait of Mary Catlin
Artist
Dateca. 1827
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Edward Greene Malbone, Mr. Lawrence of Boston, 1803, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.6.71
Mr. Lawrence of Boston
Artist
Date1803
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
George Catlin, Mrs. Putnam Catlin (Mary "Polly" Sutton), 1825, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1939.2.1
Mrs. Putnam Catlin (Mary ​“Polly” Sutton)
Artist
Date1825
watercolor on ivory
Not on view