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Emilia Field Brewer

ca. 1875
watercolor on ivory
sight 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (7.1 x 5.7 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
Emilia Field (1807-1861) married Reverend Josiah Brewer in 1829. The couple spent nine years as missionaries in Turkey, returning to the United States in 1838. She then founded the Elm Street Female Seminary in New Haven, Connecticut, and raised seven children, one of whom, David Josiah Brewer, became a Supreme Court justice. Her brothers were...
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Hampton Denman

Watercolor on ivory in gilded copper case
2 13/16 x 2 3/16 in. (7.1 x 5.6 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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Henry Clay

ca. 1840
Watercolor on ivory
Sight: 1 3/16 x 15/16 in. (3 x 2.4 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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Portrait Of A Boy

Watercolor on ivory
2 1/2 x 2 in. (6.4 x 5 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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Portrait Of A Gentleman

Watercolor on ivory
15/16 x 11/16 in. (2.4 x 1.8 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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Portrait Of A Gentleman (1)

Watercolor on ivory in gilded copper watch case with hinged lid
7/8 x 7/8 in. (2.2 x 2.2 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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Portrait Of A Gentleman (2)

ca. 1835
watercolor on ivory
sight 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm) diam.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
This was originally thought to be a portrait of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney by an unknown artist. Research has proved this not to be the case, however, and the identity of the sitter is unknown. The work has been attributed to the artist John Alexander McDougall.
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Portrait Of A Gentleman (3)

1839
watercolor on ivory
sight 2 x 1 7/8 in. (5.1 x 4.8 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
John Alexander McDougall painted these sitters, possibly a husband and wife, while he was in New Orleans in 1839. The artist used different backgrounds for each painting. The plain background of the gentlemans portrait complements the blue of his eyes, while the dark trees surrounding the lady emphasize her pale complexion. Conservation of these...
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Portrait Of A Lady

1839
watercolor on ivory
sight 2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. (6.8 x 5.4 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
John Alexander McDougall painted these sitters, possibly a husband and wife, while he was in New Orleans in 1839. The artist used different backgrounds for each painting. The plain background of the gentlemans portrait complements the blue of his eyes, while the dark trees surrounding the lady emphasize her pale complexion. Conservation of these...
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Shin Creek Trout Roast

1848
Watercolor heightened with white
9 11/16 x 13 9/16 in. (cm. 24.6 x 34.5)

Brooklyn Museum

New York, NY

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