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Portrait of a Gentleman with Initials J. B.
From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
On the back of this miniature the initials “JB” are monogrammed in gold over hairwork, offering the only clue we have to the identity of the sitter. This piece was originally attributed to Raphaelle Peale, of the Philadelphia family of painters, but was later determined to have been the work of Benjamin Trott.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePortrait of a Gentleman with Initials J. B.. ca. 1795. Benjamin Trott, born Boston, MA ca. 1770-died Washington, DC 1843. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund. CC0.
