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A Gentleman

1789
Watercolor on ivory
oval; framed: 4.76 x 4.13 cm (1 7/8 x 1 5/8 in.)

Harvard University Art Museums

Cambridge, MA

 GAAnonymous
Elizabeth Knapp

1802
watercolor on ivory
2 5/8 x 2 in. (6.7 x 5.1 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

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There are numerous women by this name who lived during the time James Peale was painting miniatures, making it difficult to determine exactly who this sitter might be. However, an Elizabeth Knapp of Danbury, Connecticut, died about 1802, and it is possible that this miniature was painted to commemorate her passing. The back of the locket contains a...
GAAnonymous
Elizabeth Oliphant

1795
watercolor on ivory
2 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (7.0 x 5.8 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

 GAAnonymous
Governor Jonathan Trumbull

ca. 1792
Watercolor on ivory in Gilded copper locket; hair reserve verso
Sight: 2 x 1 5/8 in. (5.1 x 4.1 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

 UnratedAnonymous
Howes Goldsborough

1799
watercolor on ivory
2 7/8 x 2 1/4 in. (7.3 x 5.7 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

 GAAnonymous
John Tower

1806
watercolor on ivory
2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. (6.7 x 5.3 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

 GAAnonymous
Jonathan Pinkney, Jr.

1798
Watercolor on ivory in gold locket; hair reserve verso
3 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (7.9 x 6.4 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

 UnratedAnonymous
Josiah Hewes Anthony

1790
watercolor on ivory
1 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (4.6 x 3.7 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

 GAAnonymous
Major General Benjamin Lincoln

1794
Watercolor on ivory in gold locket with brightwork bezel
1 7/8 x 1 7/16 in. (4.8 x 3.7 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

 UnratedAnonymous
Major-General Anthony Wayne

ca. 1795
watercolor on ivory
(oval): 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (4.5 x 3.4 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

 GAAnonymous
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