Portrait of a Gentleman with Initials J. B.

Benjamin Trott, Portrait of a Gentleman with Initials J. B., ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1954.6.4
Benjamin Trott, Portrait of a Gentleman with Initials J. B., ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 122 in. (6.55.0 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1954.6.4
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Gentleman with Initials J. B.
Date
ca. 1795
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 122 in. (6.55.0 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — unidentified — bust
Object Number
1954.6.4

Artwork Description

On the back of this miniature the initials “JB” are monogrammed in gold over hairwork, offering the only clue we have to the identity of the sitter. This piece was originally attributed to Raphaelle Peale, of the Philadelphia family of painters, but was later determined to have been the work of Benjamin Trott.

Works by this artist (6 items)

George Biddle, San Jose de la Mata, Santo Domingo, 1927, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ronald and Anne Abramson, 1991.14.7
San Jose de la Mata, Santo Domingo
Date1927
watercolor on paper
Not on view
George Biddle, Adam and Eve, 1926, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ronald and Anne Abramson, 1991.14.13
Adam and Eve
Date1926
lithograph on paper
Not on view

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Arnold Blanch, Harvest Scene (mural study, Fredonia, New York Post Office), ca. 1937, tempera on illustration board, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration
, 1962.8.28
Harvest Scene (mural study, Fredonia, New York Post Office)
Dateca. 1937
tempera on illustration board
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William H. Johnson, Seated Female Nude With Red Hair, ca. 1939-1940, tempera on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.194
Seated Female Nude With Red Hair
Dateca. 1939-1940
tempera on paperboard
Not on view