Mr. Young

Artist Abraham Parsell

Periodca. 1830

Place MadeNew York

MediumOil on ivory, colorless glass, wood frame

Dimensionsframe: 4.63 × 4 in. (11.7 × 10.2 cm)

InscribedWritten on paper backing, "Mr. Young"

ClassificationsPortrait Miniatures & Silhouettes

Credit LineGift of Mrs. J. Amory Haskell, 1939

Object number1268

DescriptionOil on ivory portrait of a young gentleman with dark hair, wearing a black stock and jacket. The oval portrait is set in a gilt frame under colorless glass, housed in a wooden frame.
Curatorial RemarksThis portrait depicts a man identified only as "Mr. Young." Per Association records, the sitter was a native of North Jersey.NotesArtist Abraham Parsell was a miniaturist, born in New Jersey circa 1792. He worked in New York from 1820 to 1856.

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