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Mrs. Nathaniel Parkinson

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This miniature was originally attributed to the artist William Dunlap, but research has since proved this not to be the case. We do not know the life of Mrs. Nathaniel Parkinson, but her cap suggests that this portrait was painted in the first half of the nineteenth century.
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Artist
Unidentified
Sitter
Nathaniel Mrs. Parkinson
Date
late 18th - early 19th century
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
Medium
watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
image (oval): 2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. (6.7 x 5.4 cm)
Type
Painting-Miniature

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