Portrait of a Gentleman

Charles Fraser, Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1820, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.15
Copied Charles Fraser, Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1820, watercolor on ivory, image (oval): 2 15162 516 in. (7.55.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.15
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Gentleman
Date
ca. 1820
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image (oval): 2 15162 516 in. (7.55.9 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
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.