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1803

Portrait of a Gentleman

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The ivory, shell, and cobalt glass ornament on the back of this miniature forms an elegant testament to friendship. A woman in classical dress holds a garland of flowers to be placed on a monument that bears the inscription GAGE D'AMITIE or "pledge of friendship."

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Portrait of a Gentleman, 1803 | Philadelphia Art Museum