Portrait of a Man

CultureIrish
Titles
  • Portrait of a Man
Datec. 1790
MediumWatercolor on ivory, gilt, hair, and glass
Dimensions2 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (7 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1653
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Morning Glory Andtiques and Collectibles, New York]; purchased by Caroline Ross, Janaury, 1997; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"Love Tokens: Portrait Miniatures from the Caroline A. Ross Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 3, 2007–March 3, 2008.

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