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. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Portrait of a Woman
Date
ca. 1825
Medium
Oil on panel
Classification
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
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