Portrait of a Gentleman
Henry Benbridge
ca. 1780
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
1 1/2 x 1 in. (3.9 x 2.5 cm)
Classification
Painting, miniature
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of J. William Middendorf II, 1968
Accession Number
68.222.21
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
MenPortraits
About the Artist
Henry Benbridge · 1743–1812
**Henry Benbridge** (October 1743 – February 1812) was an American portrait painter born in Philadelphia as the only child of James and Mary (Clark) Benbridge. After his father’s death, his mother remarried wealthy Scottish merchant Thomas Gordon when Benbridge was seven; the family encouraged his artistic talents, and he may have received early instruction from English painter John Wollaston. At ...