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PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICER

Creator(s): Unknown (Miniaturist)

Currently in storage


About this object

Bust sized portrait of a middle-aged officer dressed in his uniform. He wears badges and stars of several imperial orders and a regimental badge with XXX encircled by a wreath.

Object name:
PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICER
Made from:
Watercolor on ivory -- velvet -- gilt metal
Made in:
Russia
Date made:
early 19th Century
Size:
4.3 x 3.5 cm (1 11/16 x 1 3/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
53.29
Class:
MINIATURE
Signature marks:
INSCRIPTIONS 6 [voided]; 3 [voided]; 6; #16 [on back of frame]
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973