Francis Scott Key
Description
Miniature circular portrait of Francis Scott Key (1779-1843) as an older child. He is pictured with wavy light brown hair wearing a black coat with white shirt and stock before a blue-gray background.
Date
1794
Materials
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
2.5 H x 2.5 W inches
Object ID
1936.17.1
Accession Number
1936.17
Resource ID
5053
Notes
Image was originally attributed to P.A. Peticolas (1760-1843) and was later reattributed, by Linda Crocker Simmons of National Portrait Gallery, to Jean Francois de Vallee, circa 1794.
Digital Publisher
Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture
Rights
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