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Portrait of Two Children

Portrait of Two Children

Public Domain

Artist
CultureSwiss
Titles
  • Portrait of Two Children
Datec. 1830
MediumWatercolor on ivory
DimensionsSight: 3 × 4 1/2 in. (7.6 × 11.4 cm)
 Frame: 6 × 8 in. (15.2 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1693
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
Provenance[Augustus Decorative Arts, Limited, New York]; purchased by Caroline Ross, October, 2001; 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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