Skip to Main Content
Unknown, formerly attributed to John Ramage, Portrait of Joseph Bruen, ca. 1790, watercolor on ivory, overall: 2 x 1 1/2 in. (5.1 x 3.8 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/113
Unknown, formerly attributed to John Ramage, Portrait of Joseph Bruen (verso), ca. 1790, watercolor on ivory, overall: 2 x 1 1/2 in. (5.1 x 3.8 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/113
of

Unknown, Portrait of Joseph Bruen, ca. 1790

Artist Unknown (American)
Former Attribution John Ramage (Irish, worked in America, ca. 1748–1802)
Title Portrait of Joseph Bruen
Object Date ca. 1790
Medium Watercolor on ivory
Setting Gilt copper alloy cartridge-edged case
Dimensions Overall: 2 x 1 1/2 in. (5.1 x 3.8 cm)
Inscription Erroneously inscribed on case verso: “Joseph Bruen / John Ramage / 1778”
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/113

doi: 10.37764/8322.5.3115

Scholarly research and commentary to be published in 2024.

 

Unknown, formerly attributed to John Ramage, Portrait of Joseph Bruen, ca. 1790, watercolor on ivory, overall: 2 x 1 1/2 in. (5.1 x 3.8 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/113
Unknown, formerly attributed to John Ramage, Portrait of Joseph Bruen (verso), ca. 1790, watercolor on ivory, overall: 2 x 1 1/2 in. (5.1 x 3.8 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/113
of