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Eliza Croghan Griffin Johnston

Artist:
Thomas Campbell, 1790 - 1858  Search this
Sitter:
Eliza Croghan Griffin Johnston, 1821 - 25 Sep 1896  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (7 x 5.4 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1839-43
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace  Search this
Miniature  Search this
Eliza Croghan Griffin Johnston: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Object number:
26.1.151 LACMA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48578148a-261d-4aa9-b730-f234e52be490
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_26.1.151_LACMA
view An angel, flying, with cup and wine flask digital asset number 1

An angel, flying, with cup and wine flask

Artist:
Attributed to Shah Quli  Search this
Medium:
Ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 18 x 13.5 cm (7 1/16 x 5 5/16 in)
Type:
Drawing
Origin:
Probably Istanbul, Turkey
Date:
mid-16th century
Period:
Ottoman period
Topic:
Ottoman period (1307 - 1922)  Search this
wine  Search this
angel  Search this
illumination  Search this
Turkey  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1937.7
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3615a09c6-16a3-4d51-a636-d6fb7d7fe234
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1937.7
Online Media:
view Shahzia Sikander and Glenn Lowry in Conversation digital asset number 1

Shahzia Sikander and Glenn Lowry in Conversation

Creator:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2009-04-25T20:27:52.000Z
YouTube Category:
Nonprofits & Activism  Search this
Topic:
Design  Search this
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
YouTube Channel:
cooperhewitt
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_UIKVJTT8qSQ
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Unidentified Man

Alternate Title:
George Clymer
Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Man  Search this
Formerly identified as:
George Clymer, 1754 - 1834  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Panel: 12.7 × 11.4cm (5 × 4 1/2")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1815-35
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Architecture\Window  Search this
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen\Quill  Search this
Miniature  Search this
Artist's Effects\Printing press  Search this
Unidentified Man: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
CR990001
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm45425c4fb-eaad-489d-bb68-ba5764db77f0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_CR990001
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Unidentified Man

Alternate Title:
William Bainbridge
Artist:
Henry Williams, 1787 - 1830  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Man  Search this
Formerly identified as:
William Bainbridge, 7 May 1774 - 27 Jul 1833  Search this
Type:
Painting
Date:
1815
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet  Search this
Miniature  Search this
Unidentified Man: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Bruce Gimelson
Object number:
PA990243
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d4c5352d-dc59-47b4-8f5e-0b011190778b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_PA990243
view Two women carrying a tea service digital asset number 1

Two women carrying a tea service

Medium:
Ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 19.5 x 15.8 cm (7 11/16 x 6 1/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Historic Iran, present-day Afghanistan
Date:
15th century
Period:
Timurid period
Topic:
Timurid period (1378 - 1506)  Search this
tea  Search this
woman  Search this
Afghanistan  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
chinoiserie  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1938.14
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3de0f635e-498f-411c-b882-b996f2137fc3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1938.14
Online Media:
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Group of Miniatures of Kuhn Family Members

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
(Multiple Portraits)  Search this
Type:
Painting
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Armchair  Search this
Home Furnishings\Drape  Search this
Miniature  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
DC990324
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm496dec1ad-f94e-44c7-a32d-093810ea869b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_DC990324
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James Reeve Gould

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
James Reeve Gould, 1803 - 1830  Search this
Formerly identified as:
James Gould, 1770 - 1838  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Sight: 7.5 x 6.2cm (2 15/16 x 2 7/16")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1823
Topic:
Miniature  Search this
James Reeve Gould: Male  Search this
James Reeve Gould: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Litchfield Historical Society and Museum
Object number:
1919-04-2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d3071487-895f-4a9c-b0f3-d51288164b60
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1919-04-2
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Unidentified Man [Formerly Alleged Robert McKean]

Attribution:
James Peale, 1749 - 24 May 1831  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Man  Search this
Formerly identified as:
Robert McKean, 1732 - 1767  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
6.5cm x 5.2cm (2 9/16" x 2 1/16"), Sight
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1775-95
Topic:
Miniature  Search this
Unidentified Man: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Object number:
1942.DUP139
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm469b0d631-7036-4532-b180-e8fbadbe8db0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1942.DUP139
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Portrait of a Gentleman

Alternate Title:
Stephen Fuller Austin
Artist:
George Catlin, 26 Jul 1796 - 23 Dec 1872  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Man  Search this
Formerly identified as:
Stephen Fuller Austin, 3 Nov 1793 - 27 Dec 1836  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Sight: 6.2 × 5.1 cm (2 7/16 × 2")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1830
Topic:
Miniature  Search this
Unidentified Man: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object number:
1946.1.1 NMAA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm44052cf5f-5565-40b6-9f45-aa2ec71c0264
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1946.1.1_NMAA
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Unidentified Man

Artist:
John Alexander McDougall, 1810/1811 - 1894  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Man  Search this
Formerly identified as:
Roger Brooke Taney, 17 Mar 1777 - 12 Oct 1864  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory/miniature
Dimensions:
Diameter: 3 cm (1 3/16" )
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1835
Topic:
Miniature  Search this
Unidentified Man: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object number:
1946.12.2 NMAA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4b69c832d-2ea6-4f8d-a0eb-f9fa25cdd874
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1946.12.2_NMAA
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Unidentified Man

Artist:
Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, 1797 - 1877  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Man  Search this
Formerly identified as:
John Caldwell Calhoun, 18 Mar 1782 - 31 Mar 1850  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
11.1 x 3.6cm (4 3/8 x 1 7/16")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1840
Topic:
Miniature  Search this
Unidentified Man: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object number:
1946.3.10 SAAM
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm46dc87420-4ea1-418f-923f-0d83853c3ebd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1946.3.10_SAAM
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Thomas McKean [?]

Attribution:
Henry Berne  Search this
Other attribution:
William Garrott Brown  Search this
Possibly:
Thomas McKean, 19 Mar 1734 - 24 Jun 1817  Search this
Formerly identified as:
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
7cm x 5.7cm (2 3/4" x 2 1/4"), Sight
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1800
Topic:
Miniature  Search this
Thomas McKean: Male  Search this
Thomas McKean: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer  Search this
Thomas McKean: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman  Search this
Thomas McKean: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration  Search this
Thomas McKean: Politics and Government\Governor\Pennsylvania  Search this
Thomas McKean: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Delaware  Search this
Thomas McKean: Law and Law Enforcement\Judge\Justice\State Supreme Court Justice\Pennsylvania  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University
Object number:
1969.76 (C47)
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4886ca141-f0ab-49c3-94b8-991563b35bb7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1969.76__C47_
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Mrs. Persis Sargent

Alternate Title:
Fanny Osgood Sargent
Artist:
Sarah Goodridge, 1788 - 1853  Search this
Sitter:
Mrs. Persis Sargent  Search this
Formerly identified as:
Fanny Osgood Sargent, 1790 - 1890?  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
8.8cm x 6.7cm (3 7/16" x 2 5/8"), Sight
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1845
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Bonnet  Search this
Miniature  Search this
Mrs. Persis Sargent: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Object number:
1979.475 MFAB
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48e4ec5e6-068c-49e9-8d70-434475e2f0b8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1979.475_MFAB
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Unidentified Man

Alternate Title:
Aaron Burr
Artist:
C. K. Palmer, 19th century  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Man  Search this
Formerly identified as:
Aaron Burr, 6 Feb 1756 - 14 Sep 1836  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
8.2cm x 6.7cm (3 1/4" x 2 5/8"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1830-40
Topic:
Miniature  Search this
Unidentified Man: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Wethersfield Historical Society
Object number:
1980.29.5
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm455b28d00-58a6-45fa-b45c-45885c5a4f23
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1980.29.5
view Sally Etting [?] digital asset number 1

Sally Etting [?]

Alternate Title:
Rebecca Gratz
Attribution:
Anna Claypoole Peale, 6 Mar 1791 - 25 Dec 1878  Search this
Probably:
Sally Etting, 1776 - 1863  Search this
Formerly identified as:
Rebecca Gratz, 1781 - 1869  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
5.7 x 4.5cm (2 1/4 x 1 3/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1815-
Topic:
Miniature  Search this
Sally Etting: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Rosenbach Museum & Library
Object number:
1988.0003
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm423f8497c-b89b-413f-9ad4-dd9e53466807
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1988.0003
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Young Man of Beiderman Family

Artist:
Benjamin Trott, 1769 - 27 Nov 1843  Search this
Sitter:
Mr. Beidermann  Search this
Formerly identified as:
Benjamin Chew Wilcocks, 1776 - 1845  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
7.9 x 5.1 cm (25/8 x 2" )
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1810
Topic:
Miniature  Search this
Mr. Beidermann: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Cincinnati Art Museum
Object number:
1990.1400 CAM
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm449ede266-6b12-4c81-ab6f-8f45b049e4c9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1990.1400_CAM
view Portrait of a Man with the Initials W.C. digital asset number 1

Portrait of a Man with the Initials W.C.

Artist:
Benjamin Trott, 1769 - 27 Nov 1843  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Man  Search this
Formerly identified as:
Washington Allston, 5 Nov 1779 - 9 Jul 1843  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory/miniature
Dimensions:
Sight: 7.7 x 6.2 cm (3 1/16 x 2 7/16" )
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1810
Topic:
Miniature  Search this
Unidentified Man: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Cincinnati Art Museum
Object number:
1990.1401 CAM
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4cc32a9b7-fbf3-48f9-957c-ab039f914c2f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1990.1401_CAM
view R.W. Moffatt digital asset number 1

R.W. Moffatt

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
R. W. Moffatt  Search this
Formerly identified as:
Samuel Roberts Cutts Moffatt  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory/miniature
Dimensions:
Sight: 6.1 x 4.8 cm (2 3/8 x 1 7/8" )
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1835
Topic:
Miniature  Search this
R. W. Moffatt: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Cincinnati Art Museum
Object number:
1990.1402 CAM
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm439e49b85-6981-4515-824b-2cb414f407ba
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1990.1402_CAM
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Mrs. Henry Courtney Manning

Alternate Title:
Helen Rogers
Artist:
Nathaniel Rogers, 1788 - 6 Dec 1844  Search this
Sitter:
Caroline Matilda Rogers  Search this
Formerly identified as:
Helen Rogers Manning  Search this
Medium:
Wartercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Sight: 6.7 x 5.2 cm (2 5/8 x 2 1/16" )
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1815
Topic:
Miniature  Search this
Caroline Matilda Rogers: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Cincinnati Art Museum
Object number:
1990.1813 CAM
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4da08ecc1-b535-43d7-b9bb-c2e556419ead
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1990.1813_CAM

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