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John Whitaker
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Named as John Whitaker, and a compantion piece to WAM 38.440, this miniature was attributed by Fink to Robert Field. It shows a young man with powdered hair at waist-length, in three-quarter right profile. The sitter wears a dark blue coat, white shirt and white stock. The miniature mounted in oval 14 karat gold frame, which matches that of WAM 38.440.
Provenance
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Herbert Lawton [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A.J. Fink [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A.J. Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, 1963, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/14/1964 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 6/5/1964 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
France
(Place of Origin)
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H excluding frame: 2 1/4 x W: 2 7/8 in. (5.72 x 7.3 cm); Framed H: 2 5/8 x W: 3 1/4 in. (6.67 x 8.26 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, in memory of Abraham Jay Fink, 1963
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.
38.439
