English: Artist Unknown

Late Georgian Era Theology Student
Holding a Bible Open to the Passage of 1 John 5:7

English
circa 1820-1830
Artist unknown

2 1/2 x 3 1/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilded copper case with opalescent glass,
elaborate hair art and seed pearls to the reverse

Depicted is a Georgian Era theologian. He wears the black robes and mortarboard of a doctor of divinity; and he gestures to a bible, open to the passage of 1 John 5:7, which reads, "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one."

Decorative Hair Work, Seed Pearls and Opalescent Glass,
As Appears to the Reverse of the Portrait Miniature of the
Late Georgian Era Theology Student

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