Mr. Rutherford
Henry Inman
ca. 1820
Medium
Painting-Miniature
Classification
Painting-Miniature
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
Accession Number
1999.27.21
Tags
bust
About this artwork
This miniature is attributed to Henry Inman, but we do not know anything about the sitter, Mr. Rutherford. His gathered sleeves may have been padded to add extra volume, as was the fashion during the 1820s. In Henry Luttrellâs poem Advice to Julia, these âbuckram-wadded shouldersâ astonished âall beholders.â
About the Artist
Henry Inman · 1801–1846
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