William Wilson

George Catlin, William Wilson, ca. 1826, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.126.1
Copied George Catlin, William Wilson, ca. 1826, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 1⁄8 x 1 3⁄4 in. (5.4 x 4.4 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.126.1
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Artwork Details

Title
William Wilson
Artist
Date
ca. 1826
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 1⁄8 x 1 3⁄4 in. (5.4 x 4.4 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Wilson, William — bust
Object Number
1980.126.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1980.126.1

Artwork Description

William Wilson (1762-1844) was born in Scotland and, after moving to New York, married Agnes Ann Kerr of Edenton, North Carolina, in 1786. Their grandchildren’s marriages into the Lamb and Repiton families of North Carolina are commemorated in four other miniatures in this collection, of William Boswell Lamb and his wife, Margaret Kerr Lamb (see 1980.126.4 and 1980.126.5), and Joseph Lavoir Repiton and his wife, Marguerite Tangier Repiton (see 1980.126.2 and 1980.126.3).