Portrait of a Woman
c. 1775
Medium
watercolor on ivory on a gold locket
Dimensions
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Classification
Portrait Miniature
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
L. E. Holden Fund
Accession Number
2011.39
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About this artwork
This portrait was painted by the artist known only by the initial V, who has yet to be identified and whose body of work is not well defined. Miniatures by V have appeared in only a handful of public collections and exhibitions, including the Holburne Museum of Art in Bath. The artist was recognized by 1929 when Basil Long mentioned two works by V that sold at auction in 1926 and 1928, both signed “V” and one dating from around 1778. Since then, miniatures signed by or attributed to V have appea...