Sampson Towgood Roche
Portrait of a Man

CultureIrish
Titles
  • Portrait of a Man
Datec. 1785–1790
MediumWatercolor on ivory, 10k yellow gold, hair, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/16 × 2 7/16 in. (8.1 × 6.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1646
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Morning Glory Antiques, New York]; purchased by Caroline Ross, March 28, 1995; 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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