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Mary (Polly) Lawton Bringhurst

1790
Watercolor on ivory
6.3 x 5.2 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL

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Publication History: Judith A. Barter et al, American Arts at The Art Institute of Chicago: From Colonial Times to World War I (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1998), pp. 124-128, no. 50.
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Olivia Simes Morris

1814
oil on canvas
71.8 x 61 cm (28 3/4 x 24 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL

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Richard Harwood

ca. 1795-1805
oil on canvas
29 3/4 x 24 3/4 in. (75.5 x 62.8 cm)

Brooklyn Museum

New York, NY

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Susan Corens Towers

1796
watercolor on ivory
Unframed - h:7.10 w:5.60 cm (h:2 3/4 w:2 3/16 inches)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, OH

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Portrait of a Girl

c. 1790-1800
oil on canvas
49.53 x 44.45 cm (19 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.) framed: 66.04 x 60.96 x 6.51 cm (26 x 24 x 2 9/16 in.)

Harvard University Art Museums

Cambridge, MA

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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

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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.

notes
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...
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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.

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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.

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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.

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