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Source Description
The inscription on the back of this miniature attributes this work to Jean-Urbain Guérin who, alongside Jean-Baptiste Isabey and Jacques Augustin, was one of the most highly regarded miniaturists of his day.
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Document identity
localId
2261
label
Portrait of a Man
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
2261
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Portrait of a Man
description
The inscription on the back of this miniature attributes this work to Jean-Urbain Guérin who, alongside Jean-Baptiste Isabey and Jacques Augustin, was one of the most highly regarded miniaturists of his day.
provenance
William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1790
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] At right: F.Z.; [Inscription] Engraved on back: Jean Guerin 1760-1836
med
watercolor on ivory
creator_ids
7051
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
30539624a398402c