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Source Description
This miniature is a section of a steel engraving. The subject is James Monroe, the 5th President of the United States. The steel engraving is after a portrait in oils by Gilbert Stuart (ca. 1820-22) in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The back of the miniature is elaborately decorated with a shell shaped panel surrounded by garlands tied with a bow and two colors of enamel.
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Document identity
localId
8306
label
James Munroe
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
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8306
sourceUrl
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object
stage
normalized
title
James Munroe
description
This miniature is a section of a steel engraving. The subject is James Monroe, the 5th President of the United States. The steel engraving is after a portrait in oils by Gilbert Stuart (ca. 1820-22) in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The back of the miniature is elaborately decorated with a shell shaped panel surrounded by garlands tied with a bow and two colors of enamel.
provenance
A.J. Fink, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A.J. Fink Foundation Inc., Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
date
19th century
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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portraits
engravings (prints)
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3
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3
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import
Source extras
med
ink on paper, enamel
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6184
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EAN
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none
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no
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photo
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photo
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no
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