American: Artist Unknown

Unknown Jacksonian Era American Gentleman

American
circa 1830
Artist Unknown*

2 1/8 x 2 1/2 inches

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

*It is assumed that this miniature portrait was painted by an immigrant from France or the French West Indies, based on its opaque, dark gray background (a technique typically used by French painters of the period).