American Artist: Elkanah Tisdale
Early Nineteenth Century American Gentleman
American
circa 1820
by Elkanah Tisdale (1768-1835)
2 x 2 3/8 inches (sight)
watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a case of brown leather over wood
(only partially shown) with a gilded ormolu mat
Other portraits in the Tormey-Holder Collection by Elkanah Tisdale
(click photo for larger view and additional information):
Federalist Era American Lady
Holding a Baby in Her Arms
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