American Artist: Moses B. Russell

Portrait miniature by Moses B. Russell of a Jacksonian era gentleman with wavy hair and long sideburns

Jacksonian Era Gentleman
with Wavy Hair and Long Sideburns

American
circa 1840
by Moses B. Russell (1809-1884)
(signed obverse, lower right edge, "M. B. Russell pinxt"

2 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt
metal case with a cast foliate border and bail

Other portraits in the Tormey-Holder Collection by Moses B. Russell
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Jacksonian Era Gentleman