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Jane Stone

by Benjamin Trott

ca. 1805
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.

Trott, Benjamin 
Japanese Girl (Henry Wolf copy after Robert Frederick Blum)

by Robert Frederick Blum

1891
photomechanical wood engraving on paper
image: 7 3/8 x 5 in. (18.7 x 12.6 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

Blum, Robert Frederick 
Japanese Lullaby

by Alice Pike Barney

ca. 1903
oil on canvas
36 x 60 1/8 in. (91.4 x 152.6 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

Barney, Alice Pike 
Jaqueline with Fichu

by Alice Pike Barney

1902
Pastel on fiberboard
23 7/8 x 21 1/4 in. (60.6 x 54.0 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

Barney, Alice Pike 
Jardin de la Fontaine at Nimes, France

by James Carroll Beckwith

1911
oil on wood
8 5/8 x 5 3/4 in. (22.0 x 14.6 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

Beckwith, James Carroll 
John Adams

by Edward D. Marchant

1843-1844
oil on canvas
10 x 7 3/4 (25.4 x 19.7 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

Marchant, Edward D. 
John B. Pendleton

by Rembrandt Peale

ca. 1820
watercolor on ivory
(oval): 1 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. (4.9 x 4.0 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

Peale, Rembrandt 
John Cleves Short

by Benjamin Trott

19th century
watercolor on ivory
image (oval): 2 9/16 x 2 1/8 in. (6.6 x 5.4 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

Trott, Benjaminnotes
John Cleves Short, who built a career as a lawyer and judge in Ohio, was married in 1814 to Elizabeth Bassett Harrison, daughter of the ninth president of the United States, William Henry Harrison. In this miniature, Shorts hair is brushed forward in a fashion of the time that was brought to America from England. The reverse of this piece contains a...
John Gadsby, Jr.

by Anson Dickinson

ca. 1829
watercolor on ivory
sight 2 3/8 x 2 in. (6.0 x 5.1 cm) oval

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

Dickinson, Ansonnotes
John Gadsby Jr. was the son of the famous tavern keeper, John Gadsby, owner of Gadsby’s Tavern in Alexandria, Virginia. The tavern hosted Thomas Jefferson’s inaugural dinner and “birthright” balls to honor George Washington’s birthday. This work was painted in Washington, D.C., where Dickinson was based at the time. The painting was...
John Gellatly

by Irving R. Wiles

1930-1932
oil on canvas
79 x 38 3/8 in. (200.8 x 97.6 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

Wiles, Irving R. 
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