# Portrait of a Gentleman

- By: Unidentified (French)
- Date: ca. 1850
- Medium: watercolor on ivory
- Classification: Paintings
- Dimensions: sight 1 1/4 x 1 in. (3.1 x 2.4 cm) oval
- Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore
- Museum: [Smithsonian Institution](https://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=25067)
- Rights: [CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/89747c4440cbe95eee7e7b2650abe9af.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

In this miniature, which was probably worn by a loved one, the sitter’s blue eyes, fashionably disheveled hairstyle, and elegant clothing suggest he made an effort to present himself as a worthy suitor. This portrait was set in a bracelet or locket to be worn close to the body, reinforcing the intimacy between the wearer and the sitter.