Portrait of a Gentleman

Henry Inman, Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1825, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1946.11.3
Henry Inman, Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1825, watercolor on paper, 3 x 2 1⁄2 in. (7.6 x 6.3 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1946.11.3
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Gentleman
Artist
Date
ca. 1825
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3 x 2 1⁄2 in. (7.6 x 6.3 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — unidentified — bust
Object Number
1946.11.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1946.11.3

Artwork Description

The background of clouds in this miniature creates a dreamlike setting for this finely dressed, handsome young man.

Works by this artist (13 items)

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Karen Karnes, Untitled, ca. 1981, thrown and salt-glazed stoneware, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Lloyd E. Herman, founding director and director emeritus of the Renwick Gallery (1971-1986), 2003.79.4
Untitled
Artist
Dateca. 1981
thrown and salt-glazed stoneware
Not on view
Karen Karnes, Bowl, 1953, glazed stoneware, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Anne Wall Thomas from the collection of and in memory of Howard W. Thomas, 1991.113.9
Bowl
Artist
Date1953
glazed stoneware
Not on view
Karen Karnes, Bowl, 1953, glazed stoneware, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Anne Wall Thomas from the collection of and in memory of Howard W. Thomas, 1991.113.3
Bowl
Artist
Date1953
glazed stoneware
Not on view
Karen Karnes, Bowl, 1953, glazed stoneware, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Anne Wall Thomas from the collection of and in memory of Howard W. Thomas, 1991.113.7
Bowl
Artist
Date1953
glazed stoneware
Not on view

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Abbott Handerson Thayer, Stencil Ducks, study folder for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, n.d., various media and collage on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1950.2.36
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