Portrait of a Man

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Portrait of a Man
Datec. 1810
MediumWatercolor on ivory, 18k yellow gold, pearls, hair, embossed metallic foil, and opaline glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/4 × 2 in. (8.3 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1659
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
ProvenanceCaroline Ross; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.

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