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)
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
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.
Object number1958.37.1
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)Subject Terms
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