Artwork Details
- Title
- Henry Gourdin
- Artist
- Date
- ca. 1840
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- sight 3 3⁄4 x 2 3⁄4 in. (9.5 x 7.0 cm) rectangle
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- watercolor on ivory
- Keywords
- Portrait male — Gourdin, Henry — bust
- Object Number
- 1946.3.9
Artwork Description
A noted Charleston businessman and legislator, Henry Gourdin (1804-1879) was also godfather to the artist’s son, Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, whose miniature is also in this collection. Conservation of this miniature was made possible through a generous grant provided by the Smithsonian Women’s Committee.