Elizabeth Oliphant

James Peale, Elizabeth Oliphant, 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Bertha E. Jaques, 1942.2.3
James Peale, Elizabeth Oliphant, 1795, watercolor on ivory, image: sight 2 3⁄4 x 2 1⁄4 in. (7.0 x 5.8 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Bertha E. Jaques, 1942.2.3
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Artwork Details

Title
Elizabeth Oliphant
Artist
Date
1795
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: sight 2 3⁄4 x 2 1⁄4 in. (7.0 x 5.8 cm) oval
Credit Line
Bequest of Bertha E. Jaques
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — Oliphant, Elizabeth — bust
Object Number
1942.2.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1942.2.3

Artwork Description

Elizabeth Oliphant was the sister of Robert Oliphant, whose miniature, painted by Raphaelle Peale, is also in this collection. They were the eldest children of William Oliphant, a wealthy Philadelphia landowner. The year after this miniature was painted, Elizabeth married William Flintham, and it is likely that this painting commemorated her engagement. This miniature remained in the family for several generations, until it passed to a close friend who bequeathed it, and the miniature of her brother, to this museum.

Works by this artist (10 items)

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Aaron Bohrod, Reflections in a Shop Window, 1947, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.39
Reflections in a Shop Window
Artist
Date1947
lithograph on paper
Not on view
Aaron Bohrod, Summertime, ca. 1945, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.37
Summertime
Artist
Dateca. 1945
lithograph on paper
Not on view
Aaron Bohrod, Street in Joliet, n.d., gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of International Business Machines Corporation, 1969.133
Street in Joliet
Artist
Daten.d.
gouache on paper
Not on view
Aaron Bohrod, Church in Luxembourg, ca. 1946, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.38
Church in Luxembourg
Artist
Dateca. 1946
lithograph on paper
Not on view

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