Nathaniel Jocelyn
Portrait of a Man

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Portrait of a Man
Datec. 1825
MediumWatercolor on ivory, 18k gold, hair, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/8 × 2 1/4 in. (8.6 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1649
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Augustus Decorative Arts, Limitd, 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.

"Liquid Lines: Exploring the Language of Contemporary Metal," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Alice Pratt Brown Gallery, March 7 - July 18, 2010.

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