Mrs. John McCluney

James Peale, Mrs. John McCluney, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 5⁄8 x 2 1⁄8 in. (6.7 x 5.4 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1950.12.3
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Artwork Details

Title
Mrs. John McCluney
Artist
Date
ca. 1795
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 5⁄8 x 2 1⁄8 in. (6.7 x 5.4 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — Mc Cluney, John, Mrs. — bust
Object Number
1950.12.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1950.12.3

Artwork Description

It is not clear whether this woman is Elizabeth Purviance, who was married to Major John McCluney of Pennsylvania in 1804, or if she is Isabella Shearer of Virginia, who married a John McCluney in 1779. With luck, further research will eventually reveal her identity.

Works by this artist (16 items)

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James Peale, William Shippen, 1794, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Natalie Brooks Sears Shippen and William Brush Shippen, 1999.87.5
William Shippen
Artist
Date1794
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
James Peale, Susanne Correy, ca. 1790, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1979.153.1
Susanne Correy
Artist
Dateca. 1790
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
James Peale, Mrs. John McCluney, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1950.12.3
Mrs. John McCluney
Artist
Dateca. 1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
James Peale, Thomas Lee Shippen, 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Natalie Brooks Sears Shippen and William Brush Shippen, 1999.87.4
Thomas Lee Shippen
Artist
Date1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

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Unidentified, Mrs. Nathaniel Parkinson, late 18th - early 19th century, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.10
Mrs. Nathaniel Parkinson
Artist
Unidentified
Datelate 18th - early 19th century
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Joseph Francis Burrell, Jane Gray Wall, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Natalie Brooks Sears Shippen and William Brush Shippen, 1999.87.3
Jane Gray Wall
Artist
Dateca. 1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Edward Greene Malbone, Mrs. John Corlis (Susannah Condé Russell), 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.29.2
Mrs. John Corlis (Susannah Condé Russell)
Artist
Date1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Edward Greene Malbone, Mr. John Corlis, 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.29.1
Mr. John Corlis
Artist
Date1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view