# Portrait of a Gentleman

- By: Unidentified
- Medium: miniature in relief (wax)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Edith Coon Carr
- Museum: [Smithsonian Institution](https://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=25095)
- Rights: [CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/a875f419b361f3928890fbe50ceed924.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 wax miniature the artist modeled the gentleman’s “pigtail queue” hairstyle, ruffled cravat, and stiff frock coat. The profile view and vivid blue background call attention to the sitter’s dignified posture. The elaborately detailed frame, which the sitter would have chosen beforehand, also emphasizes his elegance and taste.