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Source Description
Bust-length three-quarter profile portrait of Mr. Strong, with brown hair, with one lock falling in center of forehead, wearing a black coat with velvet collar, upright pale yellow collar, white shirt and white stock. Woven hair on reverse.This miniature has been attributed to Charles Fraser, a painter of miniatures, portraits in oils, and landscapes. He spent most of his life in his native city of Charleston depicting its leading citizens. This miniature is not listed in his account book, nor being shown in the solo exhibition for Fraser held in 1857.
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Document identity
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20555
label
Mr. Strong
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object
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Source metadata
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20555
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object
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normalized
title
Mr. Strong
description
Bust-length three-quarter profile portrait of Mr. Strong, with brown hair, with one lock falling in center of forehead, wearing a black coat with velvet collar, upright pale yellow collar, white shirt and white stock. Woven hair on reverse.This miniature has been attributed to Charles Fraser, a painter of miniatures, portraits in oils, and landscapes. He spent most of his life in his native city of Charleston depicting its leading citizens. This miniature is not listed in his account book, nor being shown in the solo exhibition for Fraser held in 1857.
provenance
Havemeyer Collection; A.J. Fink, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A.J. Fink Foundation, Baltimore, 1956, by gift; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
date
ca. 1815
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
7.6
height
5.7
dimensionsRaw
H without frame: 3 x W: 2 1/4 in. (7.62 x 5.72 cm); Framed H: 3 1/8 x W: 2 1/2 in. (7.94 x 6.35 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Sticker] On reverse: 35; [Inscription] On reverse
in pencil: 35.
med
watercolor on ivory
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2795
6184
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EAN
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3225
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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