William Douglas
Portrait of a Child

ArtistScottish, 1780–1832
CultureScottish
Titles
  • Portrait of a Child
Datec. 1820
MediumWatercolor on ivory, ormolu, velvet, metal, and glass
DimensionsSight: 6 1/2 × 5 1/8 in. (16.5 × 13 cm)
Frame: 9 1/8 × 7 3/4 in. (23.2 × 19.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1703
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Claudia Hill Ellison Fine Art, Beaconsfield, UK]; purchased by Caroline Ross, October, 2002; 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.

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