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Source Description
Head and shoulders portrait of a young man with dark brown hair, wearing a black coat with white stock tie. The arrangement of hair on the back of this miniature is sadly damaged, but is an elaborate example of its type. The use of gold wire in the form of ears of wheat and half pearls is typical. Miniature painters were often also skilled in working hair.
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Document identity
localId
28642
label
Portrait of a Gentleman
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
28642
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Portrait of a Gentleman
description
Head and shoulders portrait of a young man with dark brown hair, wearing a black coat with white stock tie. The arrangement of hair on the back of this miniature is sadly damaged, but is an elaborate example of its type. The use of gold wire in the form of ears of wheat and half pearls is typical. Miniature painters were often also skilled in working hair.
provenance
Huntington Collection [brother of Mrs. Henry E. Huntington of New York and California]; A.J. Fink, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A.J. Fink Foundation, Baltimore, 1963, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
date
1800-1825
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.4
height
4.8
dimensionsRaw
H excluding frame: 2 1/2 × W: 1 7/8 in. (6.4 × 4.8 cm)Framed H: 3 5/16 × W: 2 3/16 in. (8.4 × 5.5 cm) (including loop)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Label] On reverse: 56
med
watercolor on ivory, hair, pearls
creator_ids
6184
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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75d3499d6053bb0f
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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7ff49d6608bd2abe
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no
hasDescription
no