Object Image

James Black, M.D. (87.95.214)

Portrait

Wax miniature mounted on glass sheet painted black. Male sitter: Bust-length, profile to right. Dressed in grey jacket, stock, and brown waist-coat with brass buttons. Grey hair or wig tied back in queue. Complexion fair with rosy cheeks. High sloping forehead and long nose. Under glass in wooden frame painted black.

Place Made
England

Signatures/Marks
James Black. M.D. appears to have been re-lettered in gilt

1790-1820

Wax

1.0 in

87.95.214

Image and text: DAR Museum, 2025

Where you'll find this

DAR Museum
DAR Museum

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