Henry Inman
Portrait of a Gentleman

ArtistAmerican, 1801–1846
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Portrait of a Gentleman
Date1832
MediumWatercolor on ivory
DimensionsPanel: 2 7/8 × 2 1/4 in. (7.3 × 5.7 cm)
Frame: 3 5/8 × 2 5/8 × 5/8 in. (9.2 × 6.7 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of James Deegan
Object number2017.491
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Elle Shushan, Philadelphia, Penn.]; purchased by James Deegan, 2002; given to MFAH, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on backing paper: 1832

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