Portrait #189

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Unknown "Gentleman" W77
  • Artist:Catlin, George 1796-1872
  • Date Created:ca. 1825
  • Owner/Location:Cheekwood Museum of Art Nashville, TN
  • Frame Dimensions:NA
  • Image Dimensions:2 7/8" x 2 5/16"
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  • Materials/Media:watercolor on ivory
  • Date Documented:2/22/2004
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Oval frame is chased gilt copper, original. Plump-faced young man with brown wavy hair and blue eyes, dressed in a blue dress coat, blue vest, and white shirt. Two gold buttons are visible. Painted using relatively large brush strokes.
  • History:Possibly painted in Philadelphia Exhibited at Huntsville 1996; Gibbes 2000 Illus. in Hunstville catalog.