Mrs. James Bleecker (Elizabeth Garland Bache)
ca. 1788
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
1 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. (4.8 x 4.1 cm)
Classification
Painting, miniature
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of James and Genevieve Bleecker, 2002
Accession Number
2002.476.2
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold this exquisite miniature portrait of *Mrs. James Bleecker (Elizabeth Garland Bache)*, painted by John Ramage around 1788. Crafted in watercolor on ivory—a delicate medium favored for its luminous translucency—this gem measures just 17/8 x 1 5/8 inches, perfect for wearing as a brooch or locket. Housed in The American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, it captures the refined elegance of an early American woman during the young nation's Federal period. John Ramage, a skilled miniaturist working in post-Revolutionary New York and Philadelphia, specialized in these intimate likenesse...
About the Artist
John Ramage · 1748–1842
Ireland ca. 1748–1802 Montreal