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Dr. Elisha Poinsett
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About this work
Edward Greene Malbone painted miniatures of several members of the Poinsett family during his trip to Charleston in 1801-02. Two of those miniatures are in this collection: Dr. Elisha Poinsett (1723-1804), and his daughter, Susan. Dr. Poinsett was the father of Joel R. Poinsett, who was a member of the House of Representatives and secretary of war to President Van Buren.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDr. Elisha Poinsett. ca. 1801-1802. Edward Greene Malbone, born Newport, RI 1777-died Savannah, GA 1807. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer. CC0.
