Thomas Davis
James Alexander Simpson
ca. 1815
Medium
Painting
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Allen Little
Accession Number
1976.32.2
Tags
waist length
About this artwork
James Alexander Simpson taught art classes at Georgetown College and painted portraits of the Washington elite. He captured the slightly disdainful lift of this gentlemanâs brows and the confident, Napoleonic gesture of his right hand, tucked casually in his vest.