Mrs. John Wood Dodge (Mary Louise Dodge)
1836
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
4 3/4 x 3 5/8 in. (12.1 x 9.2 cm)
Classification
Painting, miniature
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Martha J. Fleischman Gift, in honor of Lillian Brenwasser, 2005
Accession Number
2005.29
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intimate world of 19th-century American portraiture with *Mrs. John Wood Dodge ( Louise Dodge)*, a watercolor on ivory miniature painted by John Wood Dodge in 1836. Measuring just 4 3/4 x 3 5/8 inches, this gem captures the refined likeness of Mary Louise Dodge, likely the artist's wife, in a format perfect for a locket or brooch. Housed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's American Wing, it reflects the era's fascination with personal keepsakes. Miniatures like this one flourished in early America before photography's rise, serving as cherished mementos exchanged by families and...
About the Artist
John Wood Dodge · 1807–1893
1807–1893