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Henry Trescot
From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
According to Charles Fraser’s account books, he painted “copy of 2 portraits for Mr. H Trescot,” which may mean that the artist copied an existing oil painting of his patron, or made two versions of this miniature. Here, Henry Trescot appears at his ease among leatherbound books, signs of his learning and financial standing.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHenry Trescot. 1821. Charles Fraser, born Charleston, SC 1782-died Charleston, SC 1860. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund. CC0.
