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Lydia Smith

A Genealogical Family Piece

1811
Watercolor and pen and brown ink, with lead white gouache (discolored), on cream wove paper, laid down on fabric
55.2 × 43 cm (21.7 × 16.9 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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