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Martin Van Buren

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Octagonal ring with a copper-colored frame. The portrait painted on the ring shows an older man with white hair and a blue suit. The man has pale skin and a white mustache and eyebrows. He wears a blue suit with a white shirt and blue bow tie. The background of the portrait is dark gray. A white band protrudes from either side of the frame. The background behind the ring is white.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1862
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Culture
American
Dimensions
466 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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