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Mrs. Nathaniel Bowen (Margaret Blake), Jean Francois de la Vallee, ca. 1805, American Paintings and Sculpture

Fletcher Fund, 1937 Size: 2 17/32 x 2 1/16 in. (6.4 x 5.2 cm) Medium: Watercolor on ivory

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/13040

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Mrs. Nathaniel Bowen (Margaret Blake) by Jean Francois de la Vallee, American Paintings and Sculpture

Medium: Watercolor on ivory

Fletcher Fund, 1937 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/13040

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If the probably apocraphal tale is to be believed, miniaturist Jean Francois de la Vallee met Thomas Jefferson in Paris. Concerned about the political climate in France, the artist inquired about opportunities in America. Jefferson purportedly told him the cotton mill was the wave of the future. What is true - Vallee did briefly own a cotton mill in Virginia, before going bankrupt. His next job was running a dancing school in Philadelphia while taking miniatures up and down the East Coast, as far south as Charleston. Earning enough to move on, in 1808, Vallee settled in the French community of New Orleans. There he found the success he had been seeking. His pinnacle was the commission from General Andrew Jackson after the Battle of New Orleans for a miniature to be presented to Louisiana governor Edward Livingston. Old Hickory - who wasn’t yet “Old Hickory” - but was apparently already working on his carefully curated craggy character, is said to have disliked the “Frenchified” image. ****************************** Jean Francois de la Vallee, “Portrait of Andrew Jackson,” 1815, with a note by Jackson presenting the portrait to Governor Livingston. In the collection of Historic Hudson Valley. @inthevalley1 ****************************** #HistoricHudsonValley #PortraitMiniature #PortraitMiniatures #MiniaturePortrait #MiniaturePortraits #AmericanPortrait #AmericanPortraitMiniature #HistoricArt #elleshushan #PresidentalPortrait #PresidentalMiniature #MiniatureMonday #AndrewJackson #GeneralAndrewJackson #JeanFrancoisdelaVallee #EdwardLivingson #BattleofNewOrleans ⚜️ https://www.instagram.com/elleshushan/p/BtekzQaHASe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=812ax8mgbga0