Portrait #398

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Unknown Gentleman W120
  • Artist:Unknown
  • Date Created:ca. 1820-1830
  • Owner/Location:Cheekwood Museum of Art Nashville, TN
  • Frame Dimensions:NA
  • Image Dimensions:2.5 x 2
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  • Materials/Media:watercolor on ivory
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Oval bust-length full frontal of a young man with auburn wavy hair and neatly trimmed sideburns that extend to his jawline. His eyes are large, wideset, and blue. He has a cleft in his chin. His posture seems unusually erect. His coat is black as is his tie. His shirt is white and high-collared.
  • History:Illus. Christie's catalog.