John Beale Bordley
Medium
Painting-Miniature
Classification
Painting-Miniature
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
Accession Number
1999.27.42
Tags
bustprofile
About this artwork
This is thought to be a miniature of one of Charles Willson Pealeâs earliest and most loyal patrons, the Maryland agriculturist John Beale Bordley (1727-1804). The date of the miniature, however, seventeen years after Bordleyâs death, makes the identification unlikely. Although the manâs features bear a passing resemblance to Bordley, further research needs to be done.