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 1⁄2 x 2 in. (6.5 x 5.0 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.
Artist
Date
ca. 1795
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 1⁄2 x 2 in. (6.5 x 5.0 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
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/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)

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Benjamin Trott, Anne Hume Shippen, ca. 1796, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Natalie Brooks Sears Shippen and William Brush Shippen, 1999.87.1
Anne Hume Shippen
Artist
Dateca. 1796
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Benjamin Trott, Miriam Etting Myers, ca. 1805, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1959.5.1
Miriam Etting Myers
Artist
Dateca. 1805
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Benjamin Trott, David McClellan, ca. 1805, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1956.7.1
David McClellan
Artist
Dateca. 1805
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Benjamin Trott, John Cleves Short, 19th century, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.48
John Cleves Short
Artist
Date19th century
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

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Charles Willson Peale, Louis-Guillaume Otto, comte de Mosloy, ca. 1780, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Natalie Brooks Sears Shippen and William Brush Shippen, 1999.87.6
Louis-Guillaume Otto, comte de Mosloy
Artist
Dateca. 1780
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Charles Willson Peale, Le Duc de Liancourt, ca.1794-1797, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1974.87
Le Duc de Liancourt
Artist
Dateca.1794-1797
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Joseph Francis Burrell, Jane Gray Wall, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Natalie Brooks Sears Shippen and William Brush Shippen, 1999.87.3
Jane Gray Wall
Artist
Dateca. 1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Unidentified (French), Portrait of a Lady, ca. 1775, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1954.6.5
Portrait of a Lady
Artist
Unidentified (French)
Dateca. 1775
watercolor on ivory
Not on view