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Portrait of a Man
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This miniature on ivory shows an unknown man. He wears a white kerchief, striped vest, blue coat with gilt buttons and a circular gold ring in his right ear. The piece is signed "Isabey," but it this was likely added later. Vellum on reverse. No frame. It has been attributed to Bouvier.
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Provenance
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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 3/4 × W: 2 5/16 in. (7 × 5.9 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.
38.23