Artist
Penelope CarwardineEnglish, c. 1730–1801
CultureEnglish
Titles
- Portrait of a Boy
Date1760
MediumWatercolor on ivory, 18k yellow gold, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 2 × 1 3/8 in. (5.1 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1656
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
Painted in lower left of the image: "P. C. / 1760"
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1791
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