Artist:

Charles Fraser, born Charleston, SC 1782-died Charleston, SC 1860  Search this

Sitter:

unidentified  Search this

Medium:

watercolor on ivory

Dimensions:

image (oval): 2 15/16 x 2 5/16 in. (7.5 x 5.9 cm)

Type:

Painting-Miniature

Date:

ca. 1820

Luce Center Label:

It is unclear who the young gentleman in this portrait is, but his formal dress and fashionably disheveled hair suggest that he was a member of Charleston’s moneyed class.

Topic:

Portrait male\bust  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer

Object number:

1999.27.15

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk70caab7d2-9914-495b-aebf-6b0018f52998

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1999.27.15