id:			123407
accession number:	1943.637
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1943.637
updated:		2025-02-09 01:01:31.648000

Portrait of a Man , 1794–1795. François Dumont (French, 1751–1831). Watercolor on ivory in a 19th-century gilt metal and enamel frame; diameter: 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.); diameter of frame: 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection 1943.637

title:				Portrait of a Man 
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creation date:			1794–1795
creation date earliest:		1794
creation date latest:		1795
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creditline:			The Edward B. Greene Collection
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culture:	France, 18th century
technique:	watercolor on ivory in a 19th-century gilt metal and enamel frame
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	P - French 18th Century
type:		Portrait Miniature
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CREATORS

* François Dumont (French, 1751–1831)  - artist

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measurements: Diameter: 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.); Diameter of frame: 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.)
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	inscription:	signed left:  Dumont f. l'an 3.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America
	opening date:   1993-03-26T04:00:00
	<i>Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 26-October 17, 1993).

	title:		Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives
	opening date:   2013-11-10T00:00:00
	<i>Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 10, 2013-February 16, 2014).

	title:		Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings
	opening date:   2016-07-16T04:00:00
	<i>Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 16-November 6, 2016).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Main Gallery Rotation (Gallery 202): April 6, 2009 - October 26, 2009.', 'opening_date': '2009-04-06T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, and Edward Belden Greene. <em>Portrait Miniatures; The Edward B. Greene Collection</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1951.
	page number: 	Reproduced: plate XXIX, no. 61; Mentioned: p. 34
	url:		https://archive.org/details/PortraitMiniatures/page/n75

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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1943.637/1943.637_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1943.637/1943.637_full.tif