James Bidwell Hosmer
SubjectPortrait of
James Bidwell Hosmer
(American, 1781 - 1879)
ArtistPainted by
Unknown
Date1795-1810
MediumMiniature; watercolor on ivory in metal frame under glass and wooden leather-covered case
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 1 5/16 x 1 1/8in. (3.3 x 2.9cm)
Frame (height x width x depth ): 1 9/16 x 1 5/16 x 1/8in. (4 x 3.3 x 0.4cm)
Other (height x width x depth of case): 2 7/16 x 2 7/16 x 11/16in. (6.2 x 6.2 x 1.8cm)
Frame (height x width x depth ): 1 9/16 x 1 5/16 x 1/8in. (4 x 3.3 x 0.4cm)
Other (height x width x depth of case): 2 7/16 x 2 7/16 x 11/16in. (6.2 x 6.2 x 1.8cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of C. Alfred Weatherby
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a young man with blue eyes and long brown hair. He is wearing a dark red jacket with a white shirt, jabot, thin black cravat or stock,and yellow waistcoat. The back of the metal frame there is a scene engraved on ivory of a landscape in the foreground depicting a standing slab with the initials "J.B.H." on its face and two love birds flying above the slab. There are two crossed palms above them. The miniature is in a circular red leather covered case with satin pad and on the bottom of the case in the inside are two lockets of wound up hair underneath glass.
Object number1929.2.1
NotesDate Note: The subject's clothing suggests a date range of 1795-1810 (Ozzone 4/4/2013)On View
Not on view
