Joseph Dunkerley
Portrait of a Gentleman

ArtistEnglish, active America 1776–1806
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Portrait of a Gentleman
Date1781
Made inBoston, Massachusetts, United States
MediumWatercolor on ivory
DimensionsPanel: 1 1/4 × 1 in. (3.2 × 2.5 cm)
Frame (outer): 1 5/8 × 1 1/4 × 1/8 in. (4.1 × 3.2 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of James Deegan
Object number2014.1037
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
ProvenanceJames Deegan; given to MFAH, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated LR: ID\1781

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