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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Robert Eden Handy
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Waist-length, three-quarter profile portrait of a man with wavy brown hair parted on the left, and side whiskers, wearing a black coat, white shirt, high white collar and white stock. The miniature is mounted in a gold, oval frame, with a braid of hair under glass on the reverse.
The sitter may be Robert Eden Handy, a businessman and soldier, who was born in Pennsylvania and in 1834 moved to Texas where he established a real estate partnership with William Lusk. They became joint founders of Richmond, Texas. During the Texas Revolution Handy served briefly on Sam Houston's staff and fought at the battle of San Jacinto. He died in late 1837.
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Provenance
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Estate of Everard Roberts, New York; A.J. Fink, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A.J. Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, 1963, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 1958-1959 | Four Centuries of Miniature Painting from the Collections of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc. and A.J. Fink, Personally. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/1/1964 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H excluding frame: 2 7/8 x W: 2 3/8 in. (7.3 x 6.03 cm); Framed H: 3 1/4 x W: 2 3/4 in. (8.26 x 6.99 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
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38.458