ARTIST: James Alexander McDougal (New Jersey, 1810 - 1894)
NAME: Portrait of Woman
MEDIUM: watercolor on paper
CONDITION: Minor age toning. Framed under glass. Wear to frame.
SIGHT SIZE: 13 x 10 inches / 33 x 25 cm
FRAME SIZE: 24 x 21 inches / 60 x 53 cm
SIGNATURE: lower right
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
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BIOGRAPHY:
John Alexander McDougall was a native of Livingston, New Jersey, but spent most of his career in Newark. His birth date has been reported as 1810 or 1811. By 1838 he had a working partnership in Newark with George Ross: McDougall specialized in miniatures - small portraits about 2-3 inches in size - while Ross painted large oil portraits. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has McDougall's portrait of Henry Clay, a watercolor miniature on ivory. Although he lived and worked in Newark, McDougall also maintained a studio in New York City. Several of his children followed their father into careers in the arts.McDougall began his career as a miniaturist but was later employed as a photographer; he may also have practiced lithography. In addition to portrait miniatures, the artist painted landscapes and large-scale portraits, several of which are now owned by The Newark Museum.