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Unknown, Portrait of a Man, 1799, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 3/8 x 1 15/16 in. (6 x 4.9 cm), framed: 2 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. (6.7 x 5.7 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/116
Unknown, Portrait of a Man (verso), 1799, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 3/8 x 1 15/16 in. (6 x 4.9 cm), framed: 2 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. (6.7 x 5.7 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/116
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Unknown, Portrait of a Man, 1799

Artist Unknown (English)
Title Portrait of a Man
Object Date 1799
Medium Watercolor on ivory
Setting Gilt metal alloy case with opalescent glass over foil, gold wire, and pearl hair memento
Dimensions Sight: 2 3/8 x 1 15/16 in. (6 x 4.9 cm)
Framed: 2 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. (6.7 x 5.7 cm)
Inscription Inscribed on recto, lower right: “[J or T].R / 1799”
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/116

doi: 10.37764/8322.5.1680

Scholarly research and commentary to be published in 2024.

 

Unknown, Portrait of a Man, 1799, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 3/8 x 1 15/16 in. (6 x 4.9 cm), framed: 2 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. (6.7 x 5.7 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/116
Unknown, Portrait of a Man (verso), 1799, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 3/8 x 1 15/16 in. (6 x 4.9 cm), framed: 2 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. (6.7 x 5.7 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/116
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