Portrait of John Haslett, M.D.
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Caption
Eliab Metcalf (American, 1785–1834). Portrait of John Haslett, M.D., ca. 1822. Watercolor on ivory portrait, printed business card (backing paper), and brass liner and lens, Image: 3 x 2 5/16 in. (7.6 x 5.9 cm) Backing Card: 3 x 2 3/8 in. (7.6 x 6 cm) Liner & lens: 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (8.3 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett, 20.962. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Portrait of John Haslett, M.D.
Date
ca. 1822
Medium
Watercolor on ivory portrait, printed business card (backing paper), and brass liner and lens
Classification
Dimensions
Image: 3 x 2 5/16 in. (7.6 x 5.9 cm) Backing Card: 3 x 2 3/8 in. (7.6 x 6 cm) Liner & lens: 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (8.3 x 7 cm)
Signatures
Unsigned
Inscriptions
Artist's business card, used for backing the portrait: image of putto holding a banner on which is printed "E. METCALF, PORTRAIT & MINIATURE PAINTER." and written in script "Broadway, / No. 152."
Credit Line
Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett
Accession Number
20.962
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