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Rebecca Byles Almon c. 1810 National Gallery of Canada Ottawa, ON | Unrated | Anonymous | ||
![]() | Robert Gilmor 1804 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | Unrated | Anonymous | |
![]() | Robert Stuart 1804 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | Unrated | Anonymous | |
![]() | Samuel Love, Jr. 1800 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | ![]() 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... | Unrated | Anonymous |
![]() | Sarah Louisa Jenkins 1804 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | Unrated | Anonymous | |
Sir Alexander Croke c. 1808 National Gallery of Canada Ottawa, ON | ![]() 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. | Unrated | Anonymous | |
![]() | Thomas Williams, Of Annapolis ca. 1800 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | ![]() 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. | Unrated | Anonymous |
![]() | William Thornton ca. 1800 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | ![]() 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... | Unrated | Anonymous |
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