Portrait #328

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Unknown Gentleman W25
  • Artist:Inman, Henry 1801-1846
  • Date Created:ca. 1825
  • Owner/Location:Cheekwood Museum of Art Nashville, TN
  • Frame Dimensions:NA
  • Image Dimensions:3" x 2 1/2"
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  • Materials/Media:watercolor on ivory
  • Date Documented:2/22/2004
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Frame is chased gilt copper. Owner has original red leatherette case. There is a plait of blonde hair in the back of the case. Oval of a young man with a slender face, reddish-blond curly hair, large blue eyes. Wearing a dark blue-grey unbuttoned coat with three brass buttons visible. White vest and shirt. Mottled blue and pink background.
  • History:Probably painted in the New York or Philadelphia areas. Good example of Inman's stong work with a good subject.