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Source Description

The man in this miniature has not been identified. He wears a fair wig, a plum-colored velvet coat with gilt buttons and a white knotted kerchief. Back is roughly finished, white enamel, circular paper sticker with "8716 / SW. / 52." in ink, "13" in graphite, "21" in red pencil.

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Document identity
localId
11613
label
Portrait of a Man
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
11613
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Portrait of a Man
description
The man in this miniature has not been identified. He wears a fair wig, a plum-colored velvet coat with gilt buttons and a white knotted kerchief. Back is roughly finished, white enamel, circular paper sticker with "8716 / SW. / 52." in ink, "13" in graphite, "21" in red pencil.
provenance
Likely Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1700-1750
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
miniatures (paintings)
portrait
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.2
height
3.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 5/8 × W: 1 3/8 in. (4.2 × 3.5 cm)
Source extras
med
enamel on copper
creator_ids
6197
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
fe13faa80790c48c