American Artist: Clarissa Peters Russell

Memorial Portrait of Two Deceased Siblings

American
circa 1845
by Clarissa Peters Russell
(1809-1854; Mrs. Moses B. Russell)

1 3/4 x 2 1/4 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass and an embossed brass mat
in a gutta-percha (thermoplastic), figural union case upon which
an image of two young children are depicted in heavy relief on the cover
(after a 1789 painting of the Calmady children by Thomas Lawrence)

A full view of the miniature's open case, with embossed velvet lining the left panel
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A view of the front cover of the miniature's thermoplastic case upon
which an image of two young children are depicted in heavy relief
(after a 1789 painting of the Calmady children by Thomas Lawrence)
(Click + symbol above for an enlarged view)

A view of the back cover of the miniature's thermoplastic case
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Other portraits in the Tormey-Holder Collection by Clarissa Peters Russell
(click photo for larger view and additional information):

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

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