Oval portrait of left profile of an unidentified middle-aged gentleman; black coat and cravat; brown hair; background stippled in gradations of black, brown and blue; cream-colored areola around head; black frame with brass liner.
miniatures (paintings)
ink
paper (fiber product)
pencils (drawing and writing equipment)
watercolor (paint)
Watercolor
Pencil
Unidentified Paper
Ink
Painting
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
5.25 x 4.75 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.458
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