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Charles Frederick Vogel
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About this work
The man depicted in this miniature may be a Charles Frederick Vogel who was christened in New York in December 1811. The vivid blue coat and lighter blue background emphasize the color of the sitter’s eyes. The rosy color in Vogel’s cheeks and the soft browns in the background draw attention to the elegant and expensive stickpin directly below his black cravat. The ornamental pin may have been a gift from the woman who wore this miniature.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineCharles Frederick Vogel. ca. 1835. Unidentified. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund. CC0.
