Paul Joseph Revere
Miniature Painting
1840
10.0 x 8.0 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Margaret Bogardus (? – ?)
Margaret Maclay Bogardus (1804-1878) was a pioneering American miniature portrait painter who supported her inventor husband, James Bogardus. An early member of the National Academy of Design, she is known for captivating portraits like 'Paul Joseph Revere,' held in Smithsonian & Met collections.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (new york, United States of America)
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The grandson of the patriot and silversmith Paul Revere, Paul Joseph Revere (1832-1863) attended Milton Academy as of 1840. He later went to Harvard College and served as a colonel in the Civil War. In 1859, Revere married Lucretia Watson Lunt.
About this artwork
- Title: Paul Joseph Revere
- Artist: Margaret Bogardus
- Year: 1840
- Original dimensions: 10.0 x 8.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Creative period: Victorian Era
- Main color: Putty
- Keywords: margaret bogardus , revere family portrait , civil war figure