Mrs. Alexander Rose (Margaret Smith)
ca. 1788
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
1933.7.1
Tags
About this artwork
Margaret Smith (1747-?) was the thirteenth child of a prominent New York Loyalist, Judge William Smith (1728-1793), and his first wife, Mary Hett. Her marriage in 1779 to the South Carolina merchant and patriot Alexander Rose likely put great strain on both families. The Roses remained in South Carolina and had at least two miniatures painted by Pierre Henri for family members. This one remained in her daughterâs family. The other version, given to her parents, is in the Yale University Art Ga...
About the Artist
Pierre Henri · 1760–1822
Paris ca. 1760–1822 New York