Portrait of a Gentleman
Unidentified
ca. 1830
Medium
Painting-Miniature
Classification
Painting-Miniature
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Accession Number
1993.37
Tags
Miniature
About this artwork
By the 1830s, miniatures appeared in various shapes and sizes, becoming less âintimateâ than locket miniatures. Patrons now exhibited these pictures more publicly in frames and cases in their homes. Artists, however, continued to use devices to draw viewers into the image. In this portrait, the rich blue fabric complements the colors in the image, and highlights the gentlemanâs fixed gaze.
About the Artist
Unidentified ( ) · –