Identified as Gouverneur Morris
Artist/maker unknown, French?
Geography:
Possibly made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
c. 1805-1810Medium:
Watercolor on ivoryDimensions:
2 5/8 x 2 3/16 inches (6.7 x 5.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
European PaintingObject Location:
2000-137-20Credit Line:
125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shanis and Mr. and Mrs. Harris Stern in memory of Jeannette Stern Whitebook Lasker, 2000
Possibly made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
c. 1805-1810Medium:
Watercolor on ivoryDimensions:
2 5/8 x 2 3/16 inches (6.7 x 5.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
European PaintingObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:2000-137-20Credit Line:
125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shanis and Mr. and Mrs. Harris Stern in memory of Jeannette Stern Whitebook Lasker, 2000
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continental congress [x] ivory [x] male subject [x] miniature [x] mutton chops [x] painting [x] politician [x] portrait [x] senator [x] unknown artist [x] watercolor [x]It has been suggested that the sitter is a member of the Morris family, possibly Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816), a delegate to the Continental Congress who helped to draft the Constitution and subsequently served as foreign minister to France and a New York State Senator. He wears a small miniature pinned to his chest.