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Source Description
Waist-length, three-quarter profile portrait of a man with wavy brown hair parted on the left, and side whiskers, wearing a black coat, white shirt, high white collar and white stock. The miniature is mounted in a gold, oval frame, with a braid of hair under glass on the reverse.The sitter may be Robert Eden Handy, a businessman and soldier, who was born in Pennsylvania and in 1834 moved to Texas where he established a real estate partnership with William Lusk. They became joint founders of Richmond, Texas. During the Texas Revolution Handy served briefly on Sam Houston's staff and fought at the battle of San Jacinto. He died in late 1837.
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Document identity
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15579
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Robert Eden Handy
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title
Robert Eden Handy
description
Waist-length, three-quarter profile portrait of a man with wavy brown hair parted on the left, and side whiskers, wearing a black coat, white shirt, high white collar and white stock. The miniature is mounted in a gold, oval frame, with a braid of hair under glass on the reverse.The sitter may be Robert Eden Handy, a businessman and soldier, who was born in Pennsylvania and in 1834 moved to Texas where he established a real estate partnership with William Lusk. They became joint founders of Richmond, Texas. During the Texas Revolution Handy served briefly on Sam Houston's staff and fought at the battle of San Jacinto. He died in late 1837.
provenance
Estate of Everard Roberts, New York; A.J. Fink, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A.J. Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, 1963, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
date
1835
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CC0
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en
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Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
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3
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3
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import
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cm
width
7.3
height
6
dimensionsRaw
H excluding frame: 2 7/8 x W: 2 3/8 in. (7.3 x 6.03 cm); Framed H: 3 1/4 x W: 2 3/4 in. (8.26 x 6.99 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Engraved] On reverse of frame: ROBERT EDEN HANDY / BY / A.B. DURAND / 1835; [Sticker] 28
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watercolor on ivory
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