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
1.0in
87.95.214
Image and text: DAR Museum, 2024

Where you'll find this

DAR Museum
Permanent collection

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