Unmasked

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, Unmasked, ca. 1840, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.21
Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, Unmasked, ca. 1840, watercolor on ivory, sight 6 1⁄8 x 4 5⁄8 in. (15.6 x 11.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.21
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Artwork Details

Title
Unmasked
Artist
Date
ca. 1840
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 6 1⁄8 x 4 5⁄8 in. (15.6 x 11.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female
  • Dress — costume — masquerade
Object Number
1946.3.21
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1946.3.21

Artwork Description

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau copied this mysterious work from an engraving by William Nicholas, an English watercolorist, etcher, and lithographer. Nicholas in turn based his image on the painting Beautiful Woman, Unmasked by Mrs. Pierson. Conservation of this miniature was made possible through a generous grant provided by the Smithsonian Women’s Committee.

Works by this artist (3 items)

Grafton Tyler Brown, View of the Lower Falls, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, 1890, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1994.56
View of the Lower Falls, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Artist
Date1890
oil on canvas
On view
Grafton Tyler Brown, Residence of A. Gordon/Gordon's Chute/Ranch of A. Gordon, n.d., hand-colored lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1994.36
Residence of A. Gordon/​Gordon’s Chute/​Ranch of A. Gordon
Artist
Daten.d.
hand-colored lithograph
Not on view
Grafton Tyler Brown, The Iron-Clad Mine, ca. 1880, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1994.7
The Iron-Clad Mine
Artist
Dateca. 1880
lithograph on paper
Not on view

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