Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman

John Rubens Smith

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

John Rubens Smith (American, 1770–1849). Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman, 1811. Watercolor over graphite on paper, 7 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. (18.4 x 13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett, by exchange, 21.467. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman

Date

1811

Medium

Watercolor over graphite on paper

Classification

Watercolor

Dimensions

7 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. (18.4 x 13 cm)

Signatures

Signed near left edge, below center, in black watercolor: "I R S / 1811"

Credit Line

Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett, by exchange

Accession Number

21.467

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