Swiss: Artist Unknown

Late Eighteenth Century Gentleman (Believed
to Be an Engineer), Seated at a Desk
with a Drawing of an Arched Bridge

Believed to be Swiss
circa 1785
Artist unknown

2 3/8 inches diameter (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in in a double
sided gilt metal case with a decorative monogram
(with what appears to be the initials "C T K") to the reverse,
created with human hair and sepia-toned watercolor

A view of the reverse side of the portrait miniature.
(Click + symbol above for an enlarged view)