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Peter De Vaux
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About this work
On the back of this locket are inscribed the words: “Peter De Vaux---Ancestor of Theodore Roosevelt.” The president’s forebears included James De Veaux (1710-1785) and Andre De Veaux (died1754), and this gentleman may have been a relation of theirs. In this miniature he is shown wearing a high neckband with a frilly extension known as a jabot.
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Credit linePeter De Vaux. Henry Benbridge, born Philadelphia, PA 1743-died Philadelphia, PA 1812. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor. CC0.
