Miniature of a Gentleman
Fine Arts
2022.6.15.19.FA.PA.C1810.FR
Description
Rectangular miniature painting portrait of a man wearing a dark dress coat with brass buttons, and a high collar that is sloped down into lapels with V-shaped notches. Under it, a white waistcoat with a white pleated dress shirt with orange buttons, and stand collars that skim his ear beneath a white starched cravat. The man has ginger hair, short and wavy with exaggerated sideburns, in à la Titus or Brutus style. The portrait is framed in a silvered metal frame with glass protection on the front and back, and a small ring on the top to be worn as a pendant.Materials
Watercolor on ivoryMetal
Origin
vers 1810 FranceDimensions
Width : 0.4 cmLength : 4 cm
Height : 5 cm