Ferdinand Sands and his Son Joseph
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
3 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. (9.8 x 7.3 cm)
Classification
Painting, miniature
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Gloria Manney, 2006
Accession Number
2006.235.320
Tags
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's American Wing, *Ferdinand Sands and Son Joseph* is a watercolor miniature on ivory by Nathaniel Rogers, just 3 7/8 x 2 7/8 inches. This intimate portrait captures a tender father-son moment, with the elder Sands young Joseph rendered in fine detail against a soft background. Rogers, a skilled American miniaturist active in the 19th century, in these tiny treasures, often commissioned by affluent families to preserve likenesses for lockets or brooches. Watercolor on ivory was the gold standard for miniatures during America's Federal period (circa 178...
About the Artist
Nathaniel Rogers · 1788–1844
American, Bridgehampton, New York 1788–1844 Bridgehampton, New York