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Portrait of a Gentleman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Oval gold locket with a small portrait of a man inside. The locket is open, showing the portrait on the right side and an empty space on the left. The portrait depicts a man with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a black jacket and white shirt with a black bowtie. The background of the portrait is beige with some blue. The locket has a small loop at the top and an ornate edge around the portrait. The background of the image is grey. Portrait of a Gentleman by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1845
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory in hinged guilloche locket with cast foliate bezel; verso lens contains fabric
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 447 px
Museum record:
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