Portrait of a Gentleman

Alexander Robertson, Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1942.10.3
Alexander Robertson, Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, 2 5⁄8 x 2 1⁄8 in. (6.7 x 5.5 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1942.10.3
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Gentleman
Artist
Date
ca. 1795
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 5⁄8 x 2 1⁄8 in. (6.7 x 5.5 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — unidentified — bust
Object Number
1942.10.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1942.10.3

Artwork Description

The identity of this gentleman is not known, but his powdered hair and elegant cravat indicate that he was a man of wealth in the late eighteenth century.

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In the Garden from the Prevalence of Ritual Suite
Artist
Date1974
screenprint
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Romare Bearden, Spring Way, 1964, collage on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Henry Ward Ranger through the National Academy of Design, 1999.9
Spring Way
Artist
Date1964
collage on paperboard
Not on view
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Village Square
Artist
Date1969
collage on paperboard
Not on view
Romare Bearden, Louisiana Serenade, from the Jazz Series, 1979, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Eugene I. Schuster, 1993.79.3, © 1979, Estate of Romare Bearden
Louisiana Serenade, from the Jazz Series
Artist
Date1979
color lithograph on paper
Not on view

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