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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Jean-Urbain Guérin — Portrait of a Man

Jean-Urbain Guérin

Portrait of a Man

1800

Miniature portraiture reached its zenith around 1800, and Guérin's delicate watercolor technique on ivory demonstrates the intimate, personal nature of this specialized art form.

Medium
watercolor on ivory in a silver gilt mount and wooden frame

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