Portrait of Adelia Ellender

Title: Portrait of Adelia Ellender
Description: Adelia Ellender lived in Baltimore, Maryland, where her father was a plasterer. Her dress follows the custom in this period of portraying children as miniature adults. The berries in her hand and the butterfly hovering in a rosebush nearby symbolize not only her childhood innocence but her eventual transformation into a lady
Identifier: 1983.95.55
Date: 1803 - 1805
Creator: Johnson, Joshua
Publisher: Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington)
Source: Smithsonian Institute
Medium: Painting
Format: 26 1/4 x 21 1/8 in. (66.7 x 53.7 cm.
Rights: © 2018 Smithsonian