American Artist: Clarissa Peters Russell

Portrait miniature by Clarissa Peters Russell (Mrs. Moses B. Russell) depicting Harriette Augusta Wetherell at the age of 6 months

Harriette Augusta Wetherell (1843-1921),
Painted at the Age of 6 Months

American
dated September 10, 1843
by Clarissa Peters Russell
(1809-1854; Mrs. Moses B. Russell)

1 3/16 x 1 3/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in an octagonally-shaped gold brooch with a beveled glass lens

The subject is identified by an engraving on the reverse side of the gold brooch,
which reads, "Harriette A. Wetherell, aged 6 ms, 10 Sept. 1843".

Other portraits in the Tormey-Holder Collection by Clarissa Peters Russell
(click photo for larger view and additional information):

Young Jacksonian Era Girl
with Blond Hair and Blue Eyes

Jacksonian Era Lady with
Long Ringlets of Brown Hair

Jacksonian Era Gentleman
Depicted with a Blue Background

Jacksonian Era Gentleman and Lady,
Presumed to be Husband and Wife

Memorial Portrait of Two Deceased Siblings