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A Young Lady

c. 1815
Watercolor on ivory
framed; oval: 8.89 x 7.62 cm (3 1/2 x 3 in.)

Harvard University Art Museums

Cambridge, MA

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Charles Francis Adams

1827
watercolor on ivory
sight 2 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. (7.3 x 6.0 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886) was the son of John Quincy Adams and Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams. His youth was spent in St. Petersburg and Paris, until his father was recalled to become secretary of state. After graduating from Harvard in 1825, he spent the next three years unemployed in Washington, D.C. He was elected to the Massachusetts...
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Dr. Valentine Mott

ca. 1820
Watercolor on ivory in gold locket
Sight: 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. (7.3 x 6.4 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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Edward Livingston

ca. 1827
Watercolor on ivory in brown leatherette case with green silk and velvet lining
4 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (10.5 x 8.3 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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J. W. Gale

ca. 1807
Watercolor on ivory
Sight: 2 15/16 x 2 1/4 in. (7.5 x 5.7 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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John Gadsby, Jr.

ca. 1829
watercolor on ivory
sight 2 3/8 x 2 in. (6.0 x 5.1 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
John Gadsby Jr. was the son of the famous tavern keeper, John Gadsby, owner of Gadsby’s Tavern in Alexandria, Virginia. The tavern hosted Thomas Jefferson’s inaugural dinner and “birthright” balls to honor George Washington’s birthday. This work was painted in Washington, D.C., where Dickinson was based at the time. The painting was...
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John Henry Adam

1835
Watercolor on ivory in red leatherette case
2 7/8 x 2 5/16 in. (7.3 x 5.9 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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Julius White

ca. 1820
watercolor on ivory
3 x 2 3/8 in. (7.6 x 6.1 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

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Mrs. George Burroughs (Mary Fullerton)

1825–30
Watercolor on ivory
3 1/2 x 2 7/16 in. (9 x 6.2 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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Mrs. George Washington Rodgers (Ann Perry)

ca. 1815
watercolor on ivory
sight 3 x 2 1/2 in. (7.6 x 6.2 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
With her dark ringlets and sheer white dress, Ann Perry Rodgers (1798-1850) is the picture of modern sophisticated fashion sense and dramatic allure. Her marriage in 1815 to Commodore George Washington Rodgers united two of the most prominent naval families in Annapolis. Ann’s brother, Oliver Hazard Perry, was but one of many decorated officers in...
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