Mrs. Joseph Manigault (Charlotte Drayton)
Edward Greene Malbone
ca. 1801
Medium
Painting-Miniature
Classification
Painting-Miniature
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Pearl G. Manigault
Accession Number
1970.296
Tags
bust
About this artwork
This miniature of Charlotte Drayton (1781-1855) remained in the Manigault family of Charleston, South Carolina, along with a miniature of her husband, which Edward Malbone painted the following year. Joseph Manigault was a plantation owner, a member of the South Carolina legislature, and a trustee of the College of Charleston.
About the Artist
Edward Greene Malbone · 1777–1807
1777–1807