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SUTCLIFFE MAUDSLEY (1809–81). Emma Hale Smith (1804–79) and Alexander Hale Smith (1838–1909), wife and son of Joseph Smith Jr. (the Mormon prophet). A 10¾-by-7½-inch watercolor and ink on paper, circa 1842–44, Nauvoo, Illinois. Earliest known image of Emma Smith, one of two by Maudsley, and one of only three painted portraits of her (all made before the assassination of her husband in 1844). Collection of John Hajicek, Independence, Missouri. Image shown here, as digitally restored and cropped, is copyrighted.
Maudsley plates from the legacy homepage
by Sutcliffe Maudsley, Nauvoo Mormon, circa 1842
Image credits
- Landscape Pattern
- Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith
- Man Seated with a Riding Whip — Courtesy Ellgen–Chadwick Family Collection
- Woman Standing in Three–Quarter Pose — Courtesy Ellgen–Chadwick Family Collection
- Portrait of a Man with Curly Hair — Courtesy Ellgen–Chadwick Family Collection
- Man Seated in Gray Chair — Courtesy Ellgen–Chadwick Family Collection
- Woman Seated in Gray Chair — Courtesy Ellgen–Chadwick Family Collection