Portrait of A. Bowen, Esq.
Artist After
Andrew Plimer
(English, 1763 - 1837)
Formerly attributed to
George Smithson
(English, act. 1758-1795)
Datelate 19th-early 20th century
MediumWatercolor on ivory
DimensionsSight: 2 3/8 × 2 inches (6.03 × 5.08 cm)
Framed: 2 9/16 × 2 × 3/16 inches (6.51 × 5.08 × 0.48 cm)
Framed: 2 9/16 × 2 × 3/16 inches (6.51 × 5.08 × 0.48 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc.
Object numberF58-60/146
InscribedInscribed in red on recto, lower right: “S.” Inscribed on frame: “A. Bowen Esq. By Smithson of Barbados 1795.” Inscribed with beaded monogram on case verso: "AB".
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DescriptionPortrait miniature of a man with powdered hair wearing a blue coat before a sky background.ProvenanceMr. John W. (1905–2000) and Mrs. Martha Jane (1906–2011) Starr, Kansas City, MO, by 1958;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1958.
Ross E. Taggart, The Starr Collection of Miniatures in the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery (Kansas City, MO: Nelson Gallery-Atkins Museum, 1971), no. 197, p. 66 (repro.), as by Smithson of Barbados, A. Bowen
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Richard Cosway
1795
F58-60/20