Portrait of a Child

Raphaelle Peale, Portrait of a Child, ca. 1800, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1963.9.5
Raphaelle Peale, Portrait of a Child, ca. 1800, watercolor on ivory, 2 1⁄2 x 1 7⁄8 in. (6.2 x 4.9 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1963.9.5
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Child
Artist
Date
ca. 1800
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 1⁄2 x 1 7⁄8 in. (6.2 x 4.9 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — unidentified — child
  • Portrait female — unidentified — bust
Object Number
1963.9.5
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1963.9.5

Artwork Description

This is thought to be a painting of a child known only as “Miss Borrie.” The artist applied touches of red to the girl’s lips and cheeks in this otherwise subdued painting to emphasize her smiling expression.

Works by this artist (10 items)

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Raphaelle Peale, Melons and Morning Glories, 1813, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Paul Mellon, 1967.39.2
Melons and Morning Glories
Artist
Date1813
oil on canvas
On view
Raphaelle Peale, Portrait of a Gentleman with Initials G. D., ca. 1805, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1942.7.2
Portrait of a Gentleman with Initials G. D.
Artist
Dateca. 1805
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Raphaelle Peale, Portrait of a Child, ca. 1800, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1963.9.5
Portrait of a Child
Artist
Dateca. 1800
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Raphaelle Peale, George Fisher, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore, 1950.4.24
George Fisher
Artist
Dateca. 1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

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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