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Adeline Morgan Thompson
From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Adeline Morgan Thompson was born around 1799. She married Allen Thompson, a printer in Philadelphia, and together they had eight children. In this portrait, her simple hairstyle and fashionably revealing dress emphasize her elegant jewelry and make her appear younger than her forty years.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineAdeline Morgan Thompson. ca. 1840. Unidentified. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mildred A. Thompson. CC0.
