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The Miniature
(18th and 19th Centuries )
A young woman stares longingly at a portrait miniature of a loved one who is absent.
Although born in London to American parents, Leslie was raised in Philadelphia. At the age of 17, he returned to London, where he studied with the American artists Benjamin West and Washington Allston. Except for several months in 1833 when he served as a professor at the United States Military Academy, he pursued a successful career in London as a painter of theatrical and modern historical subjects.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] (?); Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/20/1977 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 3/17/1978 | Treatment | cleaned; coated; inpainted; lined; other; varnish removed or reduced |
Geographies
United Kingdom, England, London
(Place of Origin)
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
19 11/16 x 14 1/8 in. (50 x 35.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters (?)
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.214