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Source Description
This miniature on ivory shows an unknown man. He wears a white kerchief, striped vest, blue coat with gilt buttons and a circular gold ring in his right ear. The piece is signed "Isabey," but it this was likely added later. Vellum on reverse. No frame. It has been attributed to Bouvier.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
34754
label
Portrait of a Man
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
34754
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Portrait of a Man
description
This miniature on ivory shows an unknown man. He wears a white kerchief, striped vest, blue coat with gilt buttons and a circular gold ring in his right ear. The piece is signed "Isabey," but it this was likely added later. Vellum on reverse. No frame. It has been attributed to Bouvier.
provenance
William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1767-1855
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7
height
5.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 3/4 × W: 2 5/16 in. (7 × 5.9 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower edge: Isabey
med
watercolor on paper
creator_ids
6958
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
7dc96c5aba70911b