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Captain Noah Rich
From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This miniature shows Captain Noah Rich of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, standing proudly in front of a painting of his warship. Miniatures rarely included such detailed backgrounds, and Rich probably requested his warship to be shown in the painting.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineCaptain Noah Rich. ca. 1812. Unidentified. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer. CC0.
