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Charles Fraser, Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1820, watercolor on ivory, image (oval): 2 15⁄16 x 2 5⁄16 in. (7.5 x 5.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.15
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Portrait of a Gentleman
- Artist
- Date
- ca. 1820
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- image (oval): 2 15⁄16 x 2 5⁄16 in. (7.5 x 5.9 cm)
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- watercolor on ivory
- Keywords
- Portrait male — unidentified — bust
- Object Number
- 1999.27.15
Artwork Description
It is unclear who the young gentleman in this portrait is, but his formal dress and fashionably disheveled hair suggest that he was a member of Charleston’s moneyed class.