Portrait of a Woman

Henry Inman

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

At the time that he made this work, Henry Inman was already established as a miniature painter in New York and was shifting his focus to full-scale oil portraits. His miniaturist sensibility still remains evident in the small scale, precise brushwork, and careful articulation of details in this stunning picture. During his transition to oil, Inman delegated his miniature commissions to his student and business partner, Thomas Seir Cummings, whose work is displayed below.

Caption

Henry Inman American, 1801–1846. Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1825. Oil on panel, 8 × 6 3/8 in. (20.3 × 16.2 cm) frame: 14 1/8 × 12 × 1 7/8 in. (35.9 × 30.5 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Lydia Richardson Babbott Fund, 32.1680. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 32.1680_transp1098.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Portrait of a Woman

Date

ca. 1825

Medium

Oil on panel

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

8 × 6 3/8 in. (20.3 × 16.2 cm) frame: 14 1/8 × 12 × 1 7/8 in. (35.9 × 30.5 × 4.8 cm)

Signatures

Unsigned

Credit Line

Lydia Richardson Babbott Fund

Accession Number

32.1680

Rights

No known copyright restrictions

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