Portrait of a Gentleman
Henry Brintnell Bounetheau
ca. 1840
Medium
Painting-Miniature
Classification
Painting-Miniature
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau
Accession Number
1946.3.10
Tags
bust
About this artwork
This miniature shows the sitter next to a bookcase full of leatherbound volumes, likely suggesting his standing in the community as a man of letters or commerce.