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Portrait of a Man
From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This elegantly dressed young man sat for this miniature on January 1, 1867. The artist used the edges of the ivory as a palette, and when the painting is viewed without its frame, you can see all the test strokes of paint. Conservation of this miniature was made possible through a generous grant provided by the Smithsonian Women’s Committee.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePortrait of a Man. 1867. George H. Hite, born Urbana, OH 1807-died New York City ca. 1880. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Alice T. Williams. CC0.
