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Sarah Goodridge — Elizabeth Greenleaf Parsons (1758-1829)
Sarah Goodridge

Elizabeth Greenleaf Parsons (1758-1829)

1820

Miniature portraiture on ivory represents the height of this intimate art form, requiring extraordinary technical precision to achieve such delicate detail and luminous flesh tones.

Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
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Sarah Goodridge, Elizabeth Greenleaf Parsons (1758-1829), 1820

Miniature portraiture on ivory represents the height of this intimate art form, requiring extraordinary technical precision to achieve such delicate detail and luminous flesh tones.

Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
7.6 x 6.3 cm
Year
1820
Seen at
Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Intimate, Watercolor, Small Scale, American, Female Subject, Brown Tones, Historical, Delicate, Miniaturism, Works on Paper, Portrait, Watercolor On Ivory, Miniature Portrait, Neoclassical, Woman, Unique Work, Figurative, Formal

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