Memorial Miniature
American 19th Century
early 19th century
Medium
watercolor with hair on ivory
Dimensions
support (irregular): 6.83 × 5.56 cm (2 11/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of F.H. Calvert)
Accession Number
2015.19.377
About the Artist
American 19th Century
The artist cataloged as "American, 19th Century" represents a collective of unidentified painters active in the United States during the nineteenth century, with 380 known artworks preserved in this virtual museum's collection. These works span a diverse array of genres typical of the era, including portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and genre scenes, reflecting the burgeoning artistic output of ...