Dr. George Ackerly

Henry Inman, Dr. George Ackerly, ca. 1835, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1938.4.1
Henry Inman, Dr. George Ackerly, ca. 1835, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 x 1 5⁄8 in. (5.1 x 4.1 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1938.4.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Dr. George Ackerly
Artist
Attributed to Henry Inman
Date
ca. 1835
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 x 1 5⁄8 in. (5.1 x 4.1 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Ackerly, George, Dr. — bust
  • Figure male — elderly — bust
  • Occupation — medicine — doctor
Object Number
1938.4.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1938.4.1

Artwork Description

Dr. George Ackerly was artist Thomas Cole's brother-in-law, having married Cole's sister, Sarah. He lived for a time on the western frontier, but in 1825 returned to New York to be near his family. He and Cole remained close friends for years. Ackerly died in 1842.

Works by this artist (54 items)

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Kenyon Cox, After Titian's "Madonna of the Rabbit", 1878-1882, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing, 1983.114.14
After Titian’s ​“Madonna of the Rabbit”
Artist
Date1878-1882
oil on canvas
On view
Kenyon Cox, Indian Summer, 1887, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing, 1983.114.8
Indian Summer
Artist
Date1887
oil on canvas
On view
Kenyon Cox, Untitled, Portrait of a Young Girl, ca. 1900, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing, 1983.114.21
Untitled, Portrait of a Young Girl
Artist
Dateca. 1900
oil on canvas
On view
Kenyon Cox, Study for Drapery of "Pursuit of the Ideal", 1891, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ambrose Lansing, 1983.114.19
Study for Drapery of ​“Pursuit of the Ideal”
Artist
Date1891
oil on canvas
On view