John Carlin
Portrait of Two Boys

Portrait of Two Boys

Public Domain

Portrait of Two Boys
ArtistAmerican, 1813–1891
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Portrait of Two Boys
Date1859
MediumWatercolor on ivory
DimensionsFrame (outer): 12 × 11 × 1 3/4 in. (30.5 × 27.9 × 4.4 cm)
 Frame (inner): 4 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (11.4 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of James Deegan
Object number2015.408
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
108 Hevrdejs Gallery
On view

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
Provenance[Earle D. Vandekar, New York]; James Deegan, Houston, purchased September, 1994; given to MFAH, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The miniature is signed on the bottom center “J. Carlin 1859”
Signed and dated: J. Carlin 1859

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