Portrait of a Gentleman

Peregrine F. Cooper, Portrait of a Gentleman, 1846, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1962.5.1
Peregrine F. Cooper, Portrait of a Gentleman, 1846, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 3⁄8 x 2 in. (6.0 x 5.0 cm) rectangle, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1962.5.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Gentleman
Artist
Date
1846
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 3⁄8 x 2 in. (6.0 x 5.0 cm) rectangle
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — unidentified — bust
Object Number
1962.5.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1962.5.1

Artwork Description

On the back of this miniature is inscribed: “P.F. Cooper Artist, No. 140 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, May 4th 1846.” This was probably the artist’s address at the time of the painting. Nothing is yet known about the distinguished gentleman in the portrait.

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Benson B. Moore, Audubon Warbler, n.d., color etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Sade C. Styron, 1970.145
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Benson B. Moore, Winter, National Arboretum, n.d., etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Sade C. Styron, 1970.165
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Benson B. Moore, Wood Ducks, n.d., etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Sade C. Styron, 1970.156
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