Francis Brown
SubjectPortrait of
Francis Brown
(1810 - 1873)
ArtistAttributed to
Thomas H. Parker
(1801 - 1851)
Date1831
MediumMiniature; watercolor on ivory in metal frame under glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width ): 2 7/8 x 2 1/8in. (7.3 x 5.4cm)
Frame (height x width x depth ): 3 5/16 x 2 7/16 x 5/16in. (8.3 x 6.2 x 0.7cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Constance P. Brown
Object number1958.37.1
DescriptionBust-length miniature portrait of a man with dark brown hair and brown eyes. He is wearing a black stock or cravat with a white shirt, white waistcoat, and a black jacket with black buttons on the left side. The metal frame has a circular opening on the back.
Label TextAccording to museum records, the Brown family tradition was to have miniature portraits of their sons painted for their twenty-first birthdays. Francis Brown was born in Hartford, Connecticut on 14 April 1810. This portrait was probably painted in 1831, when he was twenty-one years old. It is attributed to Thomas H. Parker, a miniature painter from New York who often painted miniatures of Connecticut residents.
NotesDate Note: According to information from the donor, in the object file, men in the Brown family usually had their portraits painted for their twenty-first birthdays. Since Francis Brown was born in 1810, this miniature portrait was probably painted in 1831. The sitter's clothing confirms this date, and the artist Thomas H. Parker is known to have been in Hartford, Connecticut at this time. (Ozzone 4/5/2013)Status
Not on view
before 1845
