American Artist: Sarah Goodridge

Jacksonian Era Gentleman

American
circa 1825
by Sarah Goodridge (1788-1853)

2 1/8 x 2 5/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal
case with a cast foliate and grape cluster border and bail,
and a glazed compartment to the reverse containing plaited hair

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 Sarah Goodridge
(click photos for larger views and additional information):

Jacksonian Era Lady

Jacksonian Era Lady Wearing a High-Back
Lace Collar and a Coral-Colored Shawl

Jacksonian Era Lady
(One of a Pair of Portrait Miniatures
of a Husband and Wife)

Jacksonian Era Gentleman
(One of a Pair of Portrait Miniatures
of a Husband and Wife)