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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
- Keywords
- Portrait male — unidentified — bust
- Object Number
- 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.