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Sir Alexander Croke

c. 1808
oil on canvas
74 x 61.6 cm

National Gallery of Canada

Ottawa, ON

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Alexander Croke (1758-1842), vice-admiralty judge in Halifax from 1801 to 1815, is portrayed in the wig and scarlet robe that were standard attire for a judge of the King's Bench. The artist has captured the sitter's air of authority and his rather solemn countenance, a contrast to the gentle expression of Lady Croke (1775?-1857), born Alice Blake.
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Portrait Of John Starr

1813
oil on canvas
Height cm: 76.2 Width cm: 63.7

Beaverbrook Art Gallery

Fredericton, NB

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Portrait Of Rev. Benjamin Gerrish Gray

oil on canvas on aluminum
Height: 91.5 Width: 73.7

Dalhousie University Art Gallery

Halifax, NS

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Samuel Love, Jr.

1800
watercolor on ivory
sight 2 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. (7.3 x 5.9 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
This miniature of Samuel Love Jr. (1755?-1800), a member of the landed gentry in Virginia, was bequeathed to the Museum by the sitters great-great-grandson. Love was born in Charles County, Maryland, and grew up at Salisbury Plantation in Loudoun County, Virginia. His likeness was painted in the artists Washington, D.C., studio in 1800, the year of...
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Thomas Williams, Of Annapolis

ca. 1800
watercolor on ivory
sight 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (8.2 x 6.3 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
Colonel Thomas Williams was born in 1767, and died in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, where he had been one of the leading figures in civil and military affairs. This portrait shows the distinguished gentleman in his thirties, just a few years before his death.
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William Thornton

ca. 1800
watercolor on ivory
sight 2 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. (7.3 x 6.0 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
William Thornton (1759-1828) was the first architect of the U.S. Capitol, and an inventor and public official as well. He was born in Tortola, British West Indies, and died in Washington. In addition to designing the Capitol, Thornton also designed the Octagon and Tudor Place in Georgetown, Washington. Robert Field and Thornton were friends, and the...
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Charles Inglis

1810
oil on canvas
43 in. x 35 in. (1092 mm x 889 mm)

National Portrait Gallery

Washington, D.C.

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Martha Washington

1801
Watercolor on ivory
2 3/4 x 2 1/16 in.

Mount Vernon Ladies' Association

Alexandria, VA

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