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George Engleheart, Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1785, watercolor on ivory mounted under glass in a gold case; decorative element comprised of mother of pearl, hair, pearls, and gold on a foil base inset into reverse and mounted under glass, 2 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 1/2 in. (6.7 x 4.8 x 1.3 cm), Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., 1958.17.23
George Engleheart, Portrait of a Woman (verso), ca. 1785, watercolor on ivory mounted under glass in a gold case; decorative element comprised of mother of pearl, hair, pearls, and gold on a foil base inset into reverse and mounted under glass, 2 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 1/2 in. (6.7 x 4.8 x 1.3 cm), Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., 1958.17.23
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George Engleheart, Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1785

Artist George Engleheart (English, 1750–1829)
Title Portrait of a Woman
Object Date ca. 1785
Medium Watercolor on ivory
Setting Gold case; decorative element comprised of mother of pearl, hair, pearls, and gold on a foil base inset into reverse and mounted under glass
Dimensions 2 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 1/2 in. (6.7 x 4.8 x 1.3 cm)
Credit Line Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., 1958.17.23

doi: 10.37764/8322.5.4515

Artist's Biography

See the artist’s biography in volume 4.

Provenance

Purchased from Sotheby’s, December 1949, by Mr. John W. (1905–2000) and Mrs. Martha Jane (1906–2011) Starr, Kansas City, MO, 1949–August 7, 1958 [1];

Their gift, through the Starr Foundation, Inc., Kansas City, MO, to the Philbrook Art Center, now Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK, 1958.

Notes

[1] As recorded in the deed of gift and the Philbrook Museum of Art object file. One Starr inventory lists the location of the Sotheby’s auction as London, which does not align with a known sale of miniatures in December 1949, and therefore suggests that the location or date was recorded in error.

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George Engleheart, Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1785, watercolor on ivory mounted under glass in a gold case; decorative element comprised of mother of pearl, hair, pearls, and gold on a foil base inset into reverse and mounted under glass, 2 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 1/2 in. (6.7 x 4.8 x 1.3 cm), Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., 1958.17.23
George Engleheart, Portrait of a Woman (verso), ca. 1785, watercolor on ivory mounted under glass in a gold case; decorative element comprised of mother of pearl, hair, pearls, and gold on a foil base inset into reverse and mounted under glass, 2 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 1/2 in. (6.7 x 4.8 x 1.3 cm), Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Gift of the Starr Foundation, Inc., 1958.17.23
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