American Artist: James Passmore Smith

Jacksonian Era Gentleman with Dark,
Wavy Hair and Sideburns

American
circa 1830-1835
by James Passmore Smith (1803-1888)

1 9/16 x 1 7/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed 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 that is often caused by the glass lens of a miniature's case
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