Artist
Sir William Charles RossEnglish, 1794–1860
CultureEnglish
Titles
- The Honorable Susan Cavendish
Date1844
MediumWatercolor on ivory
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/8 × 3 11/16 in. (11.1 × 9.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1590
Not on view
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Department
RienziObject Type
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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed on verso: "Painted by Sir W.C. Ross R.A. miniature painter to the Queen 1844" (marks listed in appraisal)
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