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John Wesley Jarvis

by Bass Otis

1816
Oil on panel
45.8cm x 35cm (18 1/16" x 13 3/4")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

Otis, Bassnotes
Description: Portrait of John Wesley Jarvis, his body turned to the left, his gaze directed down, He wears a dark jacket with a white stock.
John Ericsson

by Arvid Frederick Nyholm

1912
oil on canvas
Stretcher (Verified): 123.8 x 92.7 x 2.5cm (48 3/4 x 36 1/2 x 1") Frame (Verified): 154.3 x 122.6 x 11.4cm (60 3/4 x 48 1/4 x 4 1/2")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

Nyholm, Arvid Fredericknotes
Before he came to the United States in 1839, the Swedish-born engineer and inventor John Ericsson revolutionized navigation with his development of the screw propeller. He achieved fame during the Civil War when he designed the ironclad warship Monitor, the federal response to the threat of the Confederate ironclad Virginia (the refitted USS...
Arvid Frederick Nyholm Self-Portrait

by Arvid Frederick Nyholm

1924
Oil on panel
42.5cm x 34.5cm x 1cm (16 3/4" x 13 9/16" x 3/8")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

Nyholm, Arvid Frederick 
Isaac Merrit Singer

by Edward Harrison May

1869
oil on canvas
130.8 x 98.7 x 3.2cm (51 1/2 x 38 7/8 x 1 1/4")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

May, Edward Harrison 
Edith Wharton

by Edward Harrison May

1870
oil on canvas
73 x 60.3 x 3.8cm (28 3/4 x 23 3/4 x 1 1/2")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

May, Edward Harrisonnotes
Description: Portrait of a Edith Wharton as a young girl, her body turned to the right, her head turned to face the viewer, and her hand holding a vase of flower in front of her.
Henry Clay

by Edward D. Marchant

c. 1838
oil on canvas
76.8cm x 63.5cm (30 1/4" x 25")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

Marchant, Edward D. 
Andrew Jackson

by Edward D. Marchant

1840
Watercolor on ivory
10.8 x 8.6cm (4 1/4 x 3 3/8")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

Marchant, Edward D. 
Lucretia Coffin Mott

by Joseph Kyle

1842
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm)

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

Kyle, Josephnotes
Description: Portrait of Lucretia Mott seated with her body turned to the left, her gaze directed off to the left, and her arms folded across her chest. She wears a lace cap and around her shoulders she wears a shaw over her dark dress.
Washington Allston

by David Claypoole Johnston

1843
Stipple and line engraving on paper
Image: 16.2 x 13cm (6 3/8 x 5 1/8")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

Johnston, David Claypoolenotes
Washington Allston (November 5, 1779 – July 9, 1843) was an American painter and poet, born in Waccamaw Parish, South Carolina.
John Bard

by David Claypoole Johnston

1828
Lithograph on paper
Image: 8.6 x 7.5cm (3 3/8 x 2 15/16")

Smithsonian Institution

New York, NY

Johnston, David Claypoole 
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