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Sampson Towgood Roch, Portrait of a Man, 1797, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 5/8 x 2 3/16 in. (6.7 x 5.6 cm), framed: 2 13/16 x 2 1/4 in. (7.1 x 5.7 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/120
Sampson Towgood Roch, Portrait of a Man (verso), 1797, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 5/8 x 2 3/16 in. (6.7 x 5.6 cm), framed: 2 13/16 x 2 1/4 in. (7.1 x 5.7 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/120
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Sampson Towgood Roch, Portrait of a Man, 1797

Artist Sampson Towgood Roch (Irish, ca. 1757–1847)
Title Portrait of a Man
Object Date 1797
Medium Watercolor on ivory
Setting Gilt metal case
Dimensions Sight: 2 5/8 x 2 3/16 in. (6.7 x 5.6 cm)
Framed: 2 13/16 x 2 1/4 in. (7.1 x 5.7 cm)
Inscription Inscribed on recto, lower right: “S. Roch / 1797”
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/120

doi: 10.37764/8322.5.1490

Scholarly research and commentary to be published in 2024.

 

Sampson Towgood Roch, Portrait of a Man, 1797, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 5/8 x 2 3/16 in. (6.7 x 5.6 cm), framed: 2 13/16 x 2 1/4 in. (7.1 x 5.7 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/120
Sampson Towgood Roch, Portrait of a Man (verso), 1797, watercolor on ivory, sight: 2 5/8 x 2 3/16 in. (6.7 x 5.6 cm), framed: 2 13/16 x 2 1/4 in. (7.1 x 5.7 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/120
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