Miriam Etting Myers

Benjamin Trott, Miriam Etting Myers, ca. 1805, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1959.5.1
Benjamin Trott, Miriam Etting Myers, ca. 1805, watercolor on ivory, 32 14 in. (7.75.7 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1959.5.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Miriam Etting Myers
Date
ca. 1805
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
32 14 in. (7.75.7 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — Myers, Miriam Etting — bust
Object Number
1959.5.1

Artwork Description

Miriam Etting Meyers (Mrs. Jacob Meyers) was born in 1787 and died in 1808. Her father, Solomon Etting, whose portrait was also painted by Benjamin Trott, led the movement in Maryland’s statehouse for the “Jew Bill,” which permitted Jews in Maryland to hold public office without having to first renounce their faith. This miniature was first attributed to Edward Greene Malbone, a rival portraitist whose success Trott greatly envied. Malbone had approached Trott in 1809 in hopes that the two painters could exchange some of their works and learn from each other’s strengths, but Trott quickly rejected the idea.

Works by this artist (2 items)

Julian Scott, Surrender of a Confederate Soldier, 1873, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Nan Altmayer, 2012.23
Surrender of a Confederate Soldier
Date1873
oil on canvas
On view
Julian Scott, Sitting Bull, n.d., oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Victor Justice Evans, 1985.66.362,137
Sitting Bull
Daten.d.
oil on canvas
Not on view

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