Artwork Details
- Title
- Portrait of a Gentleman from a Connecticut Family
- Artist
- Unidentified
- Date
- n.d.
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- image (oval): 2 15⁄16 x 2 3⁄8 in. (7.5 x 6 cm)
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- watercolor on ivory
- Keywords
- Portrait male — unidentified — bust
- History — United States — Connecticut
- Object Number
- 1999.27.62
Artwork Description
In this miniature, the gentleman’s off-hand glance, raised eyebrow, and suggestive grin hint at a self-assured personality. His powdered white hairstyle, typical of British aristocrats in the late eighteenth century, suggests his efforts to present himself as a man of fashion and status.