Portrait of a Child
Raphaelle Peale
ca. 1800
Medium
Painting-Miniature
Classification
Painting-Miniature
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Accession Number
1963.9.5
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
bustchild
About this artwork
This is thought to be a painting of a child known only as “Miss Borrie.” The artist applied touches of red to the girl’s lips and cheeks in this otherwise subdued painting to emphasize her smiling expression.
About the Artist
Raphaelle Peale · 1774–1825
Comment on works: portrait; still-life; marine; miniature