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Portrait of a Man
ca. 1790
watercolor on ivory
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The inscription on the back of this miniature attributes this work to Jean-Urbain Guérin who, alongside Jean-Baptiste Isabey and Jacques Augustin, was one of the most highly regarded miniaturists of his day.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
38.26