Elizabeth Knapp

James Peale, Elizabeth Knapp, 1802, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1937.11.1
James Peale, Elizabeth Knapp, 1802, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 5⁄8 x 2 in. (6.7 x 5.1 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1937.11.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Elizabeth Knapp
Artist
Date
1802
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 5⁄8 x 2 in. (6.7 x 5.1 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — Knapp, Elizabeth — bust
Object Number
1937.11.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1937.11.1

Artwork Description

There are numerous women by this name who lived during the time James Peale was painting miniatures, making it difficult to determine exactly who this sitter might be. However, an Elizabeth Knapp of Danbury, Connecticut, died about 1802, and it is possible that this miniature was painted to commemorate her passing. The back of the locket contains a lock of her hair, bound in gold thread and set with pearls.

Works by this artist (16 items)

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James Peale, William Shippen, 1794, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Natalie Brooks Sears Shippen and William Brush Shippen, 1999.87.5
William Shippen
Artist
Date1794
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
James Peale, Member of the Washington Family, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1950.10.2
Member of the Washington Family
Artist
Dateca. 1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
James Peale, Portrait of a Gentleman, 1793, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Margaret Brennan, 2012.21
Portrait of a Gentleman
Artist
Date1793
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
James Peale, Major-General Anthony Wayne, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.41
Major-General Anthony Wayne
Artist
Dateca. 1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

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Unidentified (Puerto Rican), Da. Barbara Vizcarrondo de Elzaburu, 19th century, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1996.91.20
Da. Barbara Vizcarrondo de Elzaburu
Artist
Unidentified (Puerto Rican)
Date19th century
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
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
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
George W. Newcombe, Portrait of a Gentleman, 1838, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1957.3.1
Portrait of a Gentleman
Artist
Date1838
watercolor on ivory
Not on view