Unidentified, George Partridge Richardson, ca. 1835, watercolor on ivory, 2 3⁄8 x 1 7⁄8 in. (6.0 x 4.7 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore, 1950.4.25
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Artwork Details
- Title
- George Partridge Richardson
- Artist
- Unidentified
- Date
- ca. 1835
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 2 3⁄8 x 1 7⁄8 in. (6.0 x 4.7 cm) oval
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- watercolor on ivory
- Subjects
- Portrait male — Richardson, George Partridge — bust
- Object Number
- 1950.4.25
Artwork Description
Born in 1811, George Partridge Richardson Jr. was a merchant and grocer in Boston. He was the only son of George Partridge and Charity Bush Richardson, who helped to establish the Partridge Academy in Duxbury, Massachusetts. His youth and fine dress suggest the portrait may have been painted on the occasion of his marriage, and the pin on his shirt may be a miniature of his fiancée, Eliza Green.
