Portrait of a Gentleman, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Portrait of a Gentleman

This man’s elegantly knotted tie clearly shows Raphaelle Peale’s deft brushwork. Although we do not know who the sitter was, he was a man “of means” who could afford fine clothes and the services of one of America’s leading miniaturists

Raphaelle Peale

Creation Date: ca. 1805
Type: Painting
Medium: watercolor on ivory

Dimensions: sight 2 1/2 x 1 7/8 in. (6.2 x 4.7 cm) oval

Object #: 19315
Credit Line: Museum purchase

Partner URL: http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=19315
Linked Data URI: saam:object/id/1950.4.6
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