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Matthew Maury
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About this work
Long thought to be a portrait of oceanographer Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873), this miniature appears to be an image of his cousin, also named Matthew Maury. According to correspondence from the family, this Matthew Maury (1800-1875) was the son of James Maury, affectionately known as “The Old Consul” for his role as the first American consul to Liverpool, England. James Maury was a friend of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington, all of whom attended a school set up by James Maury’s father to educate his thirteen children and the children of other prominent families.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMatthew Maury. ca. 1840. Peregrine F. Cooper, active 1840-1890. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore. CC0.
