Henry Colton Shumway
Portrait of a Gentleman

Image Not Available for Portrait of a Gentleman

Public Domain

Portrait of a Gentleman
Image Not Available for Portrait of a Gentleman
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Portrait of a Gentleman
Date1829
MediumWatercolor on ivory in red leather album
DimensionsPanel: 2 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (7 × 4.4 cm)
Closed: 3 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 1 5/8 in. (8.9 × 7.9 × 4.1 cm)
Open: 3 1/2 × 6 1/8 × 5/8 in. (8.9 × 15.6 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of James J. Deegan
Object number2018.462
Not on view

Explore Further

Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Christie's, New York]; purchased by James Deegan, January, 2008; bequeathed to MFAH, 2018,
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Oval embossed gilt frame housed in red leather album with gilded edge and gilt initials "C R T" on front.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Portrait of a Lady
c. 1865
Watercolor on ivory in copper frame
2018.463
Jug
Guadalupe Pottery Company
c. 1857–1869
Alkaline-glazed stoneware with salt drops
B.2012.127
Henry Williams
1808
Watercolor on ivory in gilded copper frame with hair
2018.474
Bedstead
mid 18th century
Mahogany, parcel gilt
96.1692.A-.J
Queen's Crown
c. 1890
Repousse gold, rubies, sapphires, diamonds, and gold leaf
2004.2256
Portrait of a Gentleman
Joseph Wright of Derby
c. 1760
Oil on canvas
94.1080
William M. S. Doyle
no date
Watercolor on ivory in gilt frame and carved wood case
2018.476
Side Chair
c. 1750–1795
Mahogany; eastern white pine
B.2000.16
Chief's Pectoral Disk (Tabilu)
18th–19th century
Gold
2004.2289
Chaco Memory
Paula Colton Winokur
1990
Porcelain
2010.1501
Card Table
c. 1800–1820
Mahogany; unidentified inlays and secondary woods
B.2004.44
Sailing or Fishing Boat (Perahu)
20th century or earlier
Gold
2004.2295