George Engleheart
Portrait of a Child

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Portrait of a Child
Datec. 1780
MediumWatercolor on ivory, 18k rose gold, silver, garnets, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 1 5/8 × 1 3/8 in. (4.1 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1586
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Judy Brian Harden Antiques, Gloucestershire, England]; purchased by Caroline Ross, June, 2002; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"Love Tokens: Portrait Miniatures from the Caroline A. Ross Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Alice Pratt Brown Gallery and Rienzi; Drawing Room, November 3, 2007-March 3, 2008.

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