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Gouverneur Morris

1798
Watercolor on ivory
2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (7 x 5.4 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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The Artist's Family

ca. 1800
Watercolor on ivory in ebonized frame
2 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. (7 x 8.6 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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Alexander Rose

ca. 1788
watercolor on ivory
sight 1 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. (4.1 x 3.2 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
Born in Scotland, Alexander Rose (about 1733-?) immigrated with his family to the colonies before the Revolutionary War. He became a merchant and shipowner in Charleston, and an ardent patriot. The Roses have owned Kilravok (pronounced “Kilrock”) Castle, near Inverness, since it was built more than 750 years ago, and are distantly related to the...
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Mrs. Alexander Rose (Margaret Smith)

ca. 1788
watercolor on ivory
sight 2 x 1 5/8 in. (5.1 x 4.0 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
Margaret Smith (1747-?) was the thirteenth child of a prominent New York Loyalist, Judge William Smith (1728-1793), and his first wife, Mary Hett. Her marriage in 1779 to the South Carolina merchant and patriot Alexander Rose likely put great strain on both families. The Roses remained in South Carolina and had at least two miniatures painted by...
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Daniel Robertson

1793
watercolor on ivory
1 5/8 x 1 1/4 inches

Gibbes Museum of Art

Charleston, SC

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Elizabeth Mary Mcpherson (Mrs. James Reid Pringle)

ca. 1792
watercolor on ivory
1 5/8 x 1 1/4 inches

Gibbes Museum of Art

Charleston, SC

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James Stanyarne

1791
watercolor on ivory
1 7/8 x 1 1/2 inches

Gibbes Museum of Art

Charleston, SC

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John Deas

ca. 1791
watercolor on ivory
1 7/8 x 1 3/8 inches

Gibbes Museum of Art

Charleston, SC

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Joseph Watson

ca. 1790
watercolor on ivory
2 x 1 1/2 inches

Gibbes Museum of Art

Charleston, SC

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Mary Watson

before 1801
watercolor on ivory
1 7/8 x 1 3/8 inches

Gibbes Museum of Art

Charleston, SC

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