Margaret Maclay Bogardus

Margaret Maclay Bogardus (1804 – 1878) was an American miniature painter.

[3] For awhile after their marriage, Bogardus' paintings supported her husband, an inventor who would become known for his cast-iron buildings.

In 1942, she became one of the first female members of the National Academy of Design, where she would exhibit until 1846.

[2] Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[1] the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York[4] and the National Portrait Gallery, Washington.

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