James Alexander Simpson
Thomas Davis
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, D.C., United States
RoomLuce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 1A
On public display.
- Checked
- 9 days ago
- In this state since
- Sep 25, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
James Alexander Simpson taught art classes at Georgetown College and painted portraits of the Washington elite. He captured the slightly disdainful lift of this gentleman’s brows and the confident, Napoleonic gesture of his right hand, tucked casually in his vest.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1976.32.2
What it shows
Sources
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 9 days ago
- Image: Smithsonian American Art Museum — CC0