American Artist: Anson Dickinson

Jacksonian Era Gentleman

American
circa 1825
by Anson Dickinson (1779-1852)

2 1/2 x 3 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a pendant-style gilt metal case

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)

Other portraits in the Tormey-Holder Collection by Anson Dickinson
(click photo for larger view and additional information):

Early Nineteenth Century American Couple
of New Haven, Connecticut

Early Nineteenth Century American Lady

Elderly, Early Nineteenth Century American Lady
Wearing a Ruffled Bonnet and a Dark Colored Shawl

Early American Gentleman, Identified as
'M. W. Potter', Depicted in Profile View

Jacksonian Era Boy in Formal Attire

Ambrose Dickinson (1783-1806), Brother of the Artist,
Painted Two and a Half Months before His Twentieth Birthday