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 (3 items)

Norman Scott ("Butch") Quinn, Ring-Neck Attacked by a Hawk, ca. 1977, felt-tipped pen and ink on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Frederick Quinn, 1986.24
Ring-Neck Attacked by a Hawk
Artist
Dateca. 1977
felt-tipped pen and ink on paperboard
Not on view
Norman Scott ("Butch") Quinn, Electric Fishes, 1974, felt-tipped pen and ink on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Charles Lowell Marlin and James Alan Hollingsworth, 1986.35.2
Electric Fishes
Artist
Date1974
felt-tipped pen and ink on paperboard
Not on view
Image Not Available
Abstract II (The Pumpkin Queen and Her Kingdom)
Artist
Date1976
felt-tipped pen and ink on paperboard
Not on view

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