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 2 122 in. (6.55.0 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.
Date
ca. 1795
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 122 in. (6.55.0 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

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 (11 items)

Ralph Gibson, Untitled (Man with Beard, Closed Eyes, Tie), 1975, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.595, © Ralph Gibson
Untitled (Man with Beard, Closed Eyes, Tie)
Date1975
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Ralph Gibson, Untitled (Table Top with Water Glass and Salt Shaker), 1975, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.597, © Ralph Gibson
Untitled (Table Top with Water Glass and Salt Shaker)
Date1975
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Ralph Gibson, Untitled (Doorman), from the portfolio Quadrants, 1975, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.601, © 1975, Ralph Gibson
Untitled (Doorman), from the portfolio Quadrants
Date1975
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Ralph Gibson, Untitled (Trouser Leg), from the portfolio Quadrants, 1975, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.602, © Ralph Gibson
Untitled (Trouser Leg), from the portfolio Quadrants
Date1975
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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Jared French, Margaret French, PaJaMa, Paul Cadmus, PaJaMa (Box A), ca. 1937, gelatin silver prints, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Margaret French, 1999.98.5.16
PaJaMa (Box A)
Dateca. 1937
gelatin silver prints
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