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)

Marion Greenwood, Flowers, n.d., oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.438
Flowers
Artist
Daten.d.
oil on canvas
Not on view
Marion Greenwood, Untitled--Girl, ca. 1955, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.105
Untitled – Girl
Artist
Dateca. 1955
lithograph on paper
Not on view
Marion Greenwood, School Children, Hong Kong, 1946, charcoal on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Michael J. Ettner, 2021.88.100
School Children, Hong Kong
Artist
Date1946
charcoal on paper
Not on view

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