Portrait of a Gentleman

Unidentified (Puerto Rican), Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1810, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1996.91.27
Copied Unidentified (Puerto Rican), Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1810, watercolor on ivory, 1 3⁄4 in. (4.5 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1996.91.27
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Gentleman
Artist
Unidentified (Puerto Rican)
Date
ca. 1810
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
1 3⁄4 in. (4.5 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Teodoro Vidal Collection
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait male — unidentified — bust
Object Number
1996.91.27
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1996.91.27

Artwork Description

The unidentified gentleman’s neatly tied cravat contrasts with his disheveled hairstyle, both of which were common to early-nineteenth-century fashions. In this framed miniature the sitter’s upward glance, possibly to heaven, suggests it was commissioned to mourn the recent loss of a loved one.