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Mrs. Baker

Object Details

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Although this miniature is undated, Mrs. Baker’s dress and hairstyle are of the fashion favored in Paris during the early 1800s, and in America by the 1810s.
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Attributed to
Charles Hénard, French, born Bourg-en-Bresse, France 1757-died after 1808
Sitter
Mrs. Baker
Date
ca. 1800-1814
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
Medium
watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
image (oval): 2 3/8 x 1 15/16 in. (6.1 x 4.9 cm)
Type
Painting-Miniature
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