Artist:

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, born Charleston, SC 1797-died Charleston, SC 1877  Search this

Copy after:

Henry Benbridge, born Philadelphia, PA 1743-died Philadelphia, PA 1812  Search this

Sitter:

Peter Bounetheau  Search this

Medium:

watercolor on ivory

Dimensions:

1 1/4 x 1 in. (3.2 x 2.5 cm) oval

Type:

Painting-Miniature

Date:

ca. 1815

Luce Center Label:

Both this miniature and Peter Bounetheau (1946.3.2) are nearly identical portraits of the artist's father in the robes of a magistrate. Peter Bounetheau had served as a colonel in the Revolutionary War, and thereafter Benjamin Franklin appointed him the postmaster of Charleston, South Carolina. For both paintings, the artist copied a miniature of his father painted by Henry Benbridge as inspiration.

Topic:

Occupation\political\statesman  Search this

Portrait male\bust  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau

Object number:

1946.3.3

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk737cdd81b-98ff-4547-a124-0ab8e7e505e1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1946.3.3