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  | Artist | Notes |
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 | Portrait Of A Lady (1) by Daniel F. Ames ca. 1850 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Ames, Daniel F. |  The lady in this portrait wears her hair pulled over her ears and tied in a knot at the back, a style that was fashionable for older women during the mid-nineteenth century. |
 | Portrait Of A Lady (3) by Nathaniel Rogers ca. 1830 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Rogers, Nathaniel | Purchased as a pair, these miniatures are housed in identical frames. Although couples often had matching frames made for their miniatures, later owners sometimes changed frames to reflect more up-to-date tastes. We cannot assume that these sitters are related without knowing more about who they might be, based on the identities of previous owners. |
 | Portrait Of A Lady (Mrs. William B. Cabot) by Abbott Handerson Thayer 1900-1902 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Thayer, Abbott Handerson | This is a portrait of the wife of William Brooks Cabot, an accomplished civil engineer in Boston and a close friend of the artists. Abbott Thayer began working on Mrs. Cabots portrait when he was preparing to depart for Cornwall, England. He not only carried the canvas abroad with him, but also took Mrs. Cabots dress so he could refer to it as he... |
 | Portrait Of A Lady From S. Carolina Huguenot Family by Lawrence Sully ca. 1795 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Sully, Lawrence | Of the two Sully brothers, Lawrence was known to be the lesser artist. His portrait figures show stiff upper bodies, little modeling, and pale skin rendered in light colors. The Huguenots had fled religious and political persecution in France and settled in the United States, where their knowledge of science and industry and their skills as artisans... |
 | Portrait of a Lady with a Dog (Anna Baker Weir) by Julian Alden Weir ca. 1890 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Weir, Julian Alden | |
 | Portrait Of A Man by George Harrison Hite 1867 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Hite, George Harrison | This elegantly dressed young man sat for this miniature on January 1, 1867. The artist used the edges of the ivory as a palette, and when the painting is viewed without its frame, you can see all the test strokes of paint. Conservation of this miniature was made possible through a generous grant provided by the Smithsonian Womens Committee. |
 | Portrait of a Man by Jacob Eichholtz ca. 1809 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Eichholtz, Jacob | |
 | Portrait Of A New York Gentleman by George Linen ca. 1840 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Linen, George | George Linen used the European portrait convention of an open window and a curtain drawn back behind his sitter in many of his paintings. Here, he posed his sitter before a window opening onto trees and a moody sky. The gentlemans upright posture, wide eyes, and high brow convey a gentle and thoughtful personality. Small portraits like this, called... |
 | Portrait Of A New York Lady by George Linen ca. 1840 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Linen, George | George Linen made this painting of a well-bred woman, stylishly coiffed and dressed in a fur-trimmed robe, as a pendant to her husbands portrait. The lady looks in the direction of her husband, with a sweet smile that conveys a warm intimacy, as though she might reach out and touch her husbands hand as they sat for their portraits. |
 | Portrait of a Woman by Jacob Eichholtz ca. 1809 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Eichholtz, Jacob |
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