Portrait of a Gentleman

Media - 1999.27.36 - SAAM-1999.27.36_1 - 13451
Copied James Peale, Portrait of a Gentleman, 1789, watercolor on ivory, sight 1 341 14 in. (4.33.2 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.36
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Gentleman
Artist
Date
1789
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 1 341 14 in. (4.33.2 cm) oval
Credit Line
Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait male — unidentified — bust
Object Number
1999.27.36

Artwork Description

In his dress and hairstyle, this young man is presented in a manner very similar to Josiah Hewes Anthony, also painted by James Peale around this time [see 1952.12.2].