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a the family group portrait , '' ann hall , her self-portrait sister eliza hall ward , and her nephew henry hall of ward '' of 1828 the artist , a detail from 1863 new york city pomfret , connecticut alexander robertson elected to the national academy of design in 1833 american painting 1792 file : ann hall -lrb- detail -rrb- . jpg ann hall
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ann hall

ann -lrb- or anne -rrb- hall -lrb- 1792 -- 1863 -rrb- was an american painter and miniaturist .
ann hall has been described as the most successful miniature painter active in early nineteenth-century new york , renowned for her engaging portraits , especially of children and young brides .
although many of her compositions strike modern audiences as sentimental , her popularity during her lifetime and the significance of her career are attested by the high prices paid for her miniatures -lrb- often five hundred dollars per commission -rrb- and her election to the national academy of design , new york .
she has been credited for inspiring a renaissance in the technique of painting miniatures on ivory in the united states .
