A Folk Portrait of a Young Gentleman in a Federal Interior

Written By Andrew Melville

American, circa 1820
Opaque watercolour on paperboard. 6 x 5 ¾ inches

This finely detailed portrait depicts a young gentleman set within a richly appointed Federal interior, rendered with a vibrant palette and careful attention to decorative elements. Despite its small scale, the work carries a strong visual presence and compositional confidence.

The composition relates closely to a known pair of portraits formerly in the Howard and Catherine Feldman Collection and now held at The Huntington Museum of Art, situating this example within a recognizable and important group.

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