Mrs. Henry B. Bounetheau (Julia Clarkson Du Pré)
Henry Brintnell Bounetheau
ca. 1850
Medium
Painting-Miniature
Classification
Painting-Miniature
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau
Accession Number
1946.3.6
Tags
bust
About this artwork
Julia Clarkson Du Pré (1822-1869) was an established artist in her own right and remained active after her marriage to Henry Brintnell Bounetheau in 1841. She was educated at the Emma Willard School in Troy, New York, and studied art in Paris until a bank failure in 1838 forced her return to South Carolina. She and her mother then established âladiesâ finishing schoolsâ in Aiken and Charleston.