Henry Trescot

Charles Fraser, Henry Trescot, 1821, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1937.7.1
Copied Charles Fraser, Henry Trescot, 1821, watercolor on ivory, sight 3 3⁄4 x 3 1⁄4 in. (9.5 x 8.1 cm) rectangle, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1937.7.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Henry Trescot
Artist
Date
1821
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 3 3⁄4 x 3 1⁄4 in. (9.5 x 8.1 cm) rectangle
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait male — Trescot, Henry — bust
Object Number
1937.7.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1937.7.1

Artwork Description

According to Charles Fraser’s account books, he painted “copy of 2 portraits for Mr. H Trescot,” which may mean that the artist copied an existing oil painting of his patron, or made two versions of this miniature. Here, Henry Trescot appears at his ease among leatherbound books, signs of his learning and financial standing.