Unknown American
Portrait of a Man

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Portrait of a Man
Datec. 1820
MediumWatercolor on ivory
DimensionsSight: 3 7/8 × 3 in. (9.8 × 7.6 cm)
Frame: 9 3/4 × 9 in. (24.8 × 22.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1716.1
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Ebay, New Jersey]; purchased by Caroline Ross, April. 2002; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.

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