Portrait of a Gentleman/Mourning Piece
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Caption
Unknown Artist. Portrait of a Gentleman/Mourning Piece, ca. 1797. Watercolor on ivory or porcelain (?), framed in metal locket with glass lenses, Image (sight): 2 3/4 x 2 13/16 in. (7 x 7.1 cm) Frame: 3 1/16 x 3 1/16 in. (7.8 x 7.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett, 21.476. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Artist
Title
Portrait of a Gentleman/Mourning Piece
Date
ca. 1797
Medium
Watercolor on ivory or porcelain (?), framed in metal locket with glass lenses
Classification
Dimensions
Image (sight): 2 3/4 x 2 13/16 in. (7 x 7.1 cm) Frame: 3 1/16 x 3 1/16 in. (7.8 x 7.8 cm)
Inscriptions
On pedestal of grave in mourning image: "JP [monogram] / OB: 15 AUG: 1797 / AET: 11 YEARS / 6 MONTHS"
Credit Line
Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett
Accession Number
21.476
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