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John Whitaker
possibly French (?)ca. 1800
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
Named as John Whitaker, and a compantion piece to WAM 38.440, this miniature was attributed by Fink to Robert Field. It shows a young man with powdered hair at waist-length, in three-quarter right profile. The sitter wears a dark blue coat, white shirt and white stock. The miniature mounted in oval 14 karat gold frame, which matches that of WAM 38.440.
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Details
- Title: John Whitaker
- Creator: possibly French (?)
- Date Created: ca. 1800
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Artist: possibly French (?), Artist: Attributed to Robert Field (English, ca. 1769-1819)
- Provenance: Herbert Lawton [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A.J. Fink [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A.J. Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, 1963, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
- Object Type: miniatures (paintings); portraits
- Medium: watercolor on ivory
- Geography: Place of Origin: United States
- Dimensions: H excluding frame: 2 1/4 x W: 2 7/8 in. (5.72 x 7.3 cm); Framed H: 2 5/8 x W: 3 1/4 in. (6.67 x 8.26 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, in memory of Abraham Jay Fink, 1963
- Classification: Miniatures
- Accession Number: 38.439
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