American Artist: Sara Norwood Bartle

William Simpson Carroll (1838-1911),
American Attorney and Diplomat

American
dated 1911
by Sara Norwood Bartle (1859-1931)
(signed obverse, right edge, "Sara N. Bartle / 1911")

2 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal case,
engraved to the reverse, "William S. Carroll / 1838-1911"

A view of the portrait outside its case, allowing its colors and
brush strokes to be seen more clearly without the distortion or
reflection that is often caused by the glass lens of a miniature's case
(Click + symbol above for an enlarged view)