Thomas Davis

James Alexander Simpson, Thomas Davis, ca. 1815, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Allen Little, 1976.32.2
James Alexander Simpson, Thomas Davis, ca. 1815, oil on wood, 15 x 11 7⁄8 in. (38.2 x 30.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Allen Little, 1976.32.2
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Artwork Details

Title
Thomas Davis
Artist
Date
ca. 1815
Location
Dimensions
15 x 11 7⁄8 in. (38.2 x 30.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Allen Little
Mediums Description
oil on wood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Davis, Thomas — waist length
Object Number
1976.32.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1976.32.2

Artwork Description

James Alexander Simpson taught art classes at Georgetown College and painted portraits of the Washington elite. He captured the slightly disdainful lift of this gentleman’s brows and the confident, Napoleonic gesture of his right hand, tucked casually in his vest.

Works by this artist (2 items)

Ottilie Wilhelmina Roederstein, Old Man with Pipe, n.d., oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Laura Dreyfus Barney and Natalie Clifford Barney in memory of their mother, Alice Pike Barney, 1952.13.97
Old Man with Pipe
Artist
Daten.d.
oil on canvas
Not on view
Ottilie Wilhelmina Roederstein, Albert Clifford Barney, ca. 1900, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Laura Dreyfus Barney and Natalie Clifford Barney in memory of their mother, Alice Pike Barney, 1952.13.96
Albert Clifford Barney
Artist
Dateca. 1900
oil on canvas
Not on view