Portrait of a Gentleman

Sarah Goodridge, Portrait of a Gentleman, 1821, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1954.6.2
Copied Sarah Goodridge, Portrait of a Gentleman, 1821, watercolor on ivory, 2 3⁄4 x 2 1⁄4 in. (7.0 x 5.7 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1954.6.2
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Gentleman
Artist
Date
1821
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 3⁄4 x 2 1⁄4 in. (7.0 x 5.7 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
1954.6.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1954.6.2

Artwork Description

The inscription on this miniature states it was made November 20, 1821, and was in the “Collection of Edward A. Brown, Reading, Mass., descendant of the artist.” It is probably a portrait of a member of the Appleton-Brown family, to whom Sarah Goodridge was related by marriage.