Portrait of a Man

Description 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.

Provenance William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Signature] At right: F.Z.; [Inscription] Engraved on back: Jean Guerin 1760-1836

Credit Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters