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A Lady

1856
watercolor on ivory
3 1/16 x 2 7/16 in. (7.8 x 6.2 cm)

Cincinnati Art Museum

Cincinnati, OH

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A Portrait Of A Lady

1853
miniature
3 x 0 in. / 7.6 x 0 cm

Private Collection

Unknown, USA

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Abraham Lincoln

1860
Watercolor on ivory
Sight: 11.7 x 8.9cm (4 5/8 x 3 1/2") Frame: 14.3 x 11.4 x 1.1cm (5 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 7/16")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

notes
Lincoln was becoming a national celebrity during the summer of 1860, but some worried that his looks might cost him votes. Philadelphia supporter John M. Read hired John Henry Brown to make a good, small portrait that would serve as the basis for a printed campaign image. Brown had five sittings with the candidate but also based the image on several...
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Ada Brown

1847
Watercolor on ivory
1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm) x 1 7/16 in. (3.61 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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Adaline Peters Brown

1846
Watercolor on ivory
Image: 3 1/16 x 2 1/2 in. (7.8 x 6.4 cm) Ivory: 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 in. (7.9 x 7 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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Hannah Troup (Mrs. Charles Manigault Morris)

1855
watercolor on ivory
3 3/8 x 2 1/4 inches

Gibbes Museum of Art

Charleston, SC

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Harriet Lane Johnston

1878
watercolor on ivory
4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (12.1 x 8.9 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
Harriet Lane Johnston (1830-1903) was President James Buchanans niece and ward, and served as hostess of the White House during Buchanans administration. Orphaned at age eleven, she was raised by her uncle, but came into her own as a strong presence in the White House. In 1903 she earned the affectionate nickname First Lady of the National Collection...
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James Buchanan

ca. 1865
watercolor on ivory
5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (14.0 x 10.8 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
John Henry Brown chose to paint this miniature from a daguerreotype he made of United States president James Buchanan (1791-1868), and took great satisfaction in the likeness. James Buchanan Henry, the presidents nephew and ward, later wrote a biography of his uncle, commenting that The best likeness of him is a miniature portrait on ivory, by Brown...
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John Henry Brown

ca. 1846
Watercolor on ivory in gilt-metal foliate rolled gold locket
2 7/16 x 2 in. (6.2 x 5.1 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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Miss Jane G. Bohlen Of Philadelphia

1849
Miniature
3.2 x 0 in. / 8.1 x 0 cm

Private Collection

Unknown, USA

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