Portrait of a Gentleman

George Catlin, Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1830, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Bernard N. Burnstine, 1946.1.1
George Catlin, Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1830, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 1⁄4 x 1 7⁄8 in. (5.7 x 4.8 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Bernard N. Burnstine, 1946.1.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Gentleman
Artist
Date
ca. 1830
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 1⁄4 x 1 7⁄8 in. (5.7 x 4.8 cm) oval
Credit Line
Gift of Bernard N. Burnstine
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — unidentified — bust
Object Number
1946.1.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1946.1.1

Artwork Description

This miniature has been identified variously as a portrait of Stephen Fuller Austin, the pioneering Texan, or his brother James Brown Austin. Although the man’s features bear a resemblance to the Austins, there is no evidence that Catlin ever met the Texans, and as of this writing, it is not clear who this man is.

Works by this artist (625 items)

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George Catlin, Mouth of the Platte River, 900 Miles above St. Louis, 1832, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.369
Mouth of the Platte River, 900 Miles above St. Louis
Artist
Date1832
oil on canvas
On view
George Catlin, Distant View of the Mandan Village, 1832, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.379
Distant View of the Mandan Village
Artist
Date1832
oil on canvas
On view
George Catlin, Theodore Burr Catlin, in Indian Costume, 1840-1841, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.386,324
Theodore Burr Catlin, in Indian Costume
Artist
Date1840-1841
oil on canvas
On view
George Catlin, Ah-móu-a, The Whale, One of Kee-o-kúk's Principal Braves, 1835, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.9
Ah-móu‑a, The Whale, One of Kee-o-kúk’s Principal Braves
Artist
Date1835
oil on canvas
On view

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John Alexander McDougall, Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1835, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1946.12.2
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Dateca. 1835
watercolor on ivory
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