Anson DickinsonAmerican, 1779–1852Robert Broome
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, D.C., United States
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- In this state since
- Sep 25, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
Robert Broome was the uncle of Robert Munroe, who in turn was the great-uncle of the donor, Helen Munroe. Helen Munroe was at one time the director of publications at the Smithsonian Institution. This miniature was worn as a stickpin by the well-dressed owner. Stickpins were among the flashiest accessories available to a gentleman of this time, and this one, in particular, would have drawn attention because of the unusual close-up profile of the sitter.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1948.2.1
What it shows
Sources
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 5 days ago
- Image: Smithsonian American Art Museum — CC0
