American Artist: John Wood Dodge

Jacksonian Era Lady
Wearing Coral Jewelry

American
dated 1834*
by John Wood Dodge (1807-1893)

1 7/8 x 2 3/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt
copper case with a cast foliate border and bail

*case is engraved to the reverse: "Oct. 29, 1834"

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 John Wood Dodge
(click photo for larger view and additional information):

Jacksonian Era Gentleman
Identified as James Laird*

William Richard Thomas Chaplain (1811-1840),
Painted Posthumously after a Full-Sized Portrait
in Oil on Canvas, Painted between 1837 and 1840, by
Jacques Guillaume Lucien Amans