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 | William Thornton by Robert Field ca. 1800 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Field, Robert |  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... |
 | Flight Into Egypt by Robert Loftin Newman oil on canvas Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Newman, Robert Loftin | This painting shows the flight of Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus into Egypt. Robert Loftin Newman was very close to his mother, and he painted many subjects that emphasized the bond between mother and child. He never knew his father, however, and in this painting the figure of Joseph appears only as an indistinct figure in the shadows to the... |
 | Portrait Of Albert Pinkham Ryder by Robert Loftin Newman oil on canvas Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Newman, Robert Loftin | |
 | The Holy Family by Robert Loftin Newman oil on linen Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Newman, Robert Loftin | |
 | Francis Schroeder by Richard Morrell Staigg ca. 1849 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Staigg, Richard Morrell | Francis Schroeder served as the U.S. minister to Sweden and Norway from 1849 to 1857. The portraits of Francis and his wife, Caroline Schroeder, were passed down through the Schroeder family, and were at one point owned by Sara Franklin Schroeder, the great-great-great-granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin. |
 | Mrs. Francis Schroeder (Caroline Seaton) by Richard Morrell Staigg ca. 1849 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Staigg, Richard Morrell | Caroline Seaton Schroeder was the daughter of William Seaton, the owner of the newspaper the National Intelligencer, mayor of Washington, D.C., and a regent of the Smithsonian. The pencil outline of Mrs. Schroeders dress makes her portrait appear unfinished, as the lower portion of her dress is without color. Richard Morell Staigg used a similar... |
 | Betsy Goodridge by Sarah Goodridge ca. 1840 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Goodridge, Sarah | It is unclear what relation this lady is to Sarah Goodridge, but she may have been an aunt, or an older sister-in-law. |
 | Beulah Appleton by Sarah Goodridge ca. 1840 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Goodridge, Sarah | This is a portrait of Sarah Goodridge’s niece, the daughter of Sarah’s sister Beulah and her husband, Thomas Appleton. Sarah also painted another miniature of one of the Appleton children, Sarah, with her cat, Sanko. |
 | Chief Justice Theophilus Parsons by Sarah Goodridge ca. 1820 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Goodridge, Sarah | A leading lawyer in New England, Theophilus Parsons (1750-1813) wrote the Essex Report, which outlined many of the principles for a republican form of government. He helped to draft the Massachusetts state constitution, and also worked to have the federal Constitution ratified. Parsons served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial... |
 | Edward Appleton (1) by Sarah Goodridge ca. 1835 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Goodridge, Sarah | Edward Appleton was Sarah Goodridge’s nephew, the son of Sarah’s sister, Beulah Goodridge, and Thomas Appleton, who were married in Boston in 1812. In 1851, Sarah bought a house in Reading that she shared with her sister’s family. |
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