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![]() | The Wye near Ross by George Elbert Burr 1899 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Burr, George Elbert | |
![]() | Emery Bemis by Constantino Brumidi 1852 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Brumidi, Constantino | |
![]() | Susan Pickering Bemis by Constantino Brumidi ca. 1852 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Brumidi, Constantino | |
![]() | Harbor Scene with Fishing Boats by George Elmer Browne ca. 1910 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Browne, George Elmer | |
![]() | Souvenir of a Pleasant Dinner by George Elmer Browne November 16, 1923 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Browne, George Elmer | |
![]() | Sardine Fleet by George Elmer Browne Drypoint on paper Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Browne, George Elmer | |
![]() | The Wain Team by George Elmer Browne ca. 1909 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Browne, George Elmer | |
![]() | Harriet Lane Johnston by John Henry Brown 1878 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Brown, John Henry | ![]() Harriet Lane Johnston (1830-1903) was President James Buchanans niece and ward, and served as hostess of the White House during Buchanans administration. Orphaned at age eleven, she was raised by her uncle, but came into her own as a strong presence in the White House. In 1903 she earned the affectionate nickname First Lady of the National Collection... |
![]() | James Buchanan by John Henry Brown ca. 1865 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Brown, John Henry | ![]() John Henry Brown chose to paint this miniature from a daguerreotype he made of United States president James Buchanan (1791-1868), and took great satisfaction in the likeness. James Buchanan Henry, the presidents nephew and ward, later wrote a biography of his uncle, commenting that The best likeness of him is a miniature portrait on ivory, by Brown... |
![]() | Mrs. John Jordan, Jr. by John Henry Brown 1848 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Brown, John Henry | ![]() We know nothing about this woman, who appears here in a simple dress of sheer fabric, with a small locket at her throat. The locket may contain a miniature, as artists during the nineteenth century often showed their sitters wearing a token similar to the one being painted. |
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