Henry Gourdin

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, born Charleston, SC 1797-died Charleston, SC 1877 · ca. 1840

A noted Charleston businessman and legislator, Henry Gourdin (1804-1879) was also godfather to the artist’s son, Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, whose miniature is also in this collection. Conservation of this miniature was made possible through a generous grant provided by the Smithsonian Women’s Committee.