Mrs. Albert Bridges
1840–42
Medium
Watercolor on off-white Bristol board
Dimensions
7 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (19.1 x 15.9 cm)
Classification
Watercolor
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Eliza K. DeLamater, 1926
Accession Number
27.84.2
Tags
Art Historical Context
Henry Inman's *Mrs. Albert Bridges* (1840–42) is a delicate watercolor profile portrait on off-white Bristol board, measuring just 7½ × 6¼ inches. Captured during the early years of American portrait miniature tradition, this intimate work exemplifies Inman's mastery of the medium. As a leading New York painter and founder of the National Academy of Design Inman specialized in luminous watercolors that brought affordability and portability to portraiture, making high-quality likenesses accessible beyond the elite oil paintings of the era. The profile view, a nod to classical antiquity and Reg...
About the Artist
Henry Inman · 1801–1846
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