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Portrait of a Gentleman
1st quarter 19th century
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
Waist-length, three-quarters to right portrait of a man, with eyes towards the viewer. The sitter has white hair worn long over the ears, and wears a dark blue coat, white vest and white stock.
The plait of hair on the back, surrounded a blue enamel field, is light brown. Since the sitter is shown with powdered hair, this perhaps belongs to another person.
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Details
- Title: Portrait of a Gentleman
- Creator: American (?)
- Date Created: 1st quarter 19th century
- Subject Keywords: male portraits
- 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: American (?)
- Provenance: Mrs. M. Maxwell [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
- Object Type: miniatures (paintings); portraits
- Medium: watercolor on ivory, gilt frame, hair
- Geography: Place of Origin: United States
- Dimensions: Painted surface H: 2 x W: 2 5/8 in. (5.08 x 6.67 cm); Framed H: 2 3/8 x W: 2 7/8 in. (6.03 x 7.3 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, in memory of Abraham Jay Fink, 1963
- Classification: Miniatures
- Accession Number: 38.42
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