Isaac F. Tyson

John Wood Dodge, Isaac F. Tyson, 1835, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1976.72
Copied John Wood Dodge, Isaac F. Tyson, 1835, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 122 in. (6.45.1 cm) rectangle, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1976.72
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Artwork Details

Title
Isaac F. Tyson
Date
1835
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 122 in. (6.45.1 cm) rectangle
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Tysen, Isaac F. — bust
Object Number
1976.72

Artwork Description

According to an inscription on the original mount, this miniature was painted while John Wood Dodge was in New York. Little is known about Isaac F. Tysen, except that in 1880 he was a resident of Staten Island, New York.