PORTRAIT OF COUNT DIMITRI BOUT
Creator(s): Unknown (Miniaturist)
Currently in storage
About this object
Portrait of a child facing full front. He wears a a white bonnet trimmed in blue and a short white dress with a low neckline. He has a round face and big eyes, and a lock of hair escapes from the bonnet. His arms are crossed in front os him, and his legs are turned to the right as if he is reclining. To the left is a table or wooden box on which he leans with his arms. On top of the table is a small a birdcage containing a small bird. Background is pointillist in style.
- Object name:
- PORTRAIT OF COUNT DIMITRI BOUT
- Made from:
- Watercolor on ivory
- Made in:
- EUROPE
- Date made:
- after 1828
- Size:
- 10.2 cm (4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 53.40
- Class:
- MINIATURE
- Signature marks:
- LABEL in script on back: Cte Dimitri Bout 1828-1879
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973