Judge John Lowell
Charles Willson Peale
(American, 1741–1827)
about 1782
Medium/TechniqueWatercolor on ivory with hair (verso)
Dimensions3.81 x 3.17 cm (1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineA. Shuman Collection—Abraham Shuman Fund
Accession number51.9
ClassificationsMiniatures
ProvenanceAbout 1782, probably the sitter's wife, Rebecca Lowell; by 1873, descended in the family to Mrs. George M. Barnard, great-granddaughter of the sitter; by 1930, by descent to her daughter, Miss Sarah L. Barnard, Boston; by 1949, by descent to her cousin, Miss Elizabeth L. Dalton, Boston; 1950, with Edmund Bury, Philadelphia; 1951, sold by Elizabeth L. Dalton to the MFA for $500. (Accession Date: January 11, 1951)
