Bust-length portrait of a man with dark hair, facing half right, wearing a dark crimson coat and vest, with white jabot, on a gray background. This miniature was previously attributed to Copley.
Roles: Artist: Previously attributed to John Singleton Copley (American, 1738-1815)
Provenance: Charles Henry Hart, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Erskine Hewitt [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
Exhibitions: Four Centuries of Miniature Painting from the Collections of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc. and A.J. Fink, Personally. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. 1958-1959.
Dimensions: Framed H: 1 7/16 x W: 1 7/8 in. (3.65 x 4.76 cm); H painted surface: 1 1/4 x W: 1 3/4 in. (3.18 x 4.45 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, in memory of Abraham Jay Fink, 1963
Classification: Miniatures
Accession Number: 38.425
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