American Artist: Henry Colton Shumway

Jacksonian Era Gentleman

American
circa 1840
attributed to Henry Colton Shumway (1807-1884)

2 x 2 3/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal case with a glazed
hair compartment and machine turned guilloché engraving to the reverse

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 Henry Colton Shumway
(click photos for larger views and additional information):

Sarah Mullett Hall (1780-1852;
Mrs. Charles Henry Hall)

Kind-Looking Jacksonian Era Lady
Wearing a Lace Cap and Fichu