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Anson Dickinson — Portrait of a Man with a Hairlip

Anson Dickinson

Portrait of a Man with a Hairlip

1820

Remarkable for its unflinching portrayal of a facial deformity, this miniature represents an unusual example of disability representation in early 19th-century American portraiture.

Medium
watercolor on ivory

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