Unknown English
Portrait of a Boy

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Portrait of a Boy
Datec. 1820–1830
MediumWatercolor on ivory, gilt, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 2 7/8 × 2 1/16 in. (7.3 × 5.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1595
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Augustus Decorative Arts. Limited,, New York]; purchased by Caroline Ross, January 7, 1998; 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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