Who created "Susan Poinsett"?

Susan Poinsett was created by Edward Greene Malbone in 1802.

What medium is "Susan Poinsett"?

Susan Poinsett is Watercolor on ivory.

Is "Susan Poinsett" in the public domain?

Yes, Susan Poinsett is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Susan Poinsett

Edward Greene Malbone

1802

Medium

Watercolor on ivory

Dimensions

2 1/2 x 2 1/16 in. (6.4 x 5.2 cm)

Classification

Painting, miniature

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1938

Accession Number

38.165.31

Tags

PortraitsWomen

Art Historical Context

Edward Greene Malbone's *Susan Poinsett* (1802) is a gem of early American portraiture, capturing the sitter in a delicate watercolor on ivory miniature measuring just 2½ x 2⅛ inches. This intimate format was ideal for personal jewelry like lockets or brooches, loved ones to carry a lifelike image close to the heart. Malbone, one of America's premier miniaturists active around the turn of the 19th, excelled in this medium, rendering fine details with translucent washes that exploit ivory's luminous glow for a lifelike softness. Painted during the Federal period, when the young United States e...

About the Artist

Edward Greene Malbone · 1777–1807

1777–1807

Susan Poinsett

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