Mrs. E. Hunt

Art Historical Context

Nestled in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's American Wing, *Mrs. E. Hunt* (1829) is a delicate watercolor miniature on ivory by Carl Weinedel, measuring just 2 5/16 x 1 13/16 inches. This petite portrait captures the refined likeness of its sitter, a woman of early 19th-century America, rendered with exquisite precision. Weinedel, a skilled Philadelphia miniaturist, exemplifies the era's tradition of these intimate artworks, often created as personal keepsakes or jewelry pendants for loved ones. Watercolor on ivory was the gold standard for miniatures, allowing artists to achieve luminous, tr...