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.
- Title
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Portrait of a Gentleman
- Artist
- Date
- ca. 1810
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 1 3⁄4 in. (4.5 cm) diam.
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Teodoro Vidal Collection
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- watercolor on ivory
- Classifications
- Keywords
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- Portrait male – unidentified – bust
- Object Number
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1996.91.27
- Palette
- Linked Open Data
- Linked Open Data URI
