American Artist: Elizabeth ("Eliza") Goodridge

Jacksonian Era Gentleman with Folded
Arms (His Left Hand Partially Visible)

American
circa 1830
by Elizabeth ("Eliza") Goodridge (1798-1882)

2 1/4 x 2 7/8 inches (sight)

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

A view of the portrait outside its case, allowing its colors and
brush strokes to be seen more clearly without the distortion or
reflection typically 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 Eliza Goodridge
(click photos for larger views and additional information):

Mourning Portrait of a Jacksonian Era Boy
Depicted Amongst Heavenly Clouds