Henry Du Pré Bounetheau

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, ca. 1849, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.7
Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, ca. 1849, watercolor on ivory, 3 1⁄8 x 2 7⁄8 in. (7.9 x 7.3 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.7
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Artwork Details

Title
Henry Du Pré Bounetheau
Artist
Date
ca. 1849
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3 1⁄8 x 2 7⁄8 in. (7.9 x 7.3 cm) oval
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Bounetheau, Henry Du Pre — child
  • Portrait male — Bounetheau, Henry Du Pre — bust
Object Number
1946.3.7
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1946.3.7

Artwork Description

In this miniature, Henry Brintnell Bounetheau captured his love for his only child, Henry Du Pré Bounetheau (1842-1901), painted when the boy was seven years old. The painter’s son died in the great Jacksonville, Florida, fire of May 3, 1901. The Museum’s collection of miniatures by Bounetheau is a gift of the son’s widow, Emma Hudnell Bounetheau.

Works by this artist (16 items)

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Boardman Robinson, Untitled (Landscape), ink wash on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1979.67.7
Untitled (Landscape)
Artist
ink wash on paper
Not on view
Boardman Robinson, Menes, Moses, Hammurabi (mural study, "The Law Givers," U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.), 1935, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.340
Menes, Moses, Hammurabi (mural study, ​“The Law Givers,” U.S…
Artist
Date1935
oil on canvas
Not on view
Boardman Robinson, Colorado, from the United States Series, 1946, oil on canvas mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.253
Colorado, from the United States Series
Artist
Date1946
oil on canvas mounted on paperboard
Not on view
Boardman Robinson, Study for mural of A History of Commerce, 1928, pen and ink, ink wash and watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.155
Study for mural of A History of Commerce
Artist
Date1928
pen and ink, ink wash and watercolor on paper
Not on view