Category

PAINTINGS & PRINTS

Object Name

PAINTING, MINIATURE

Maker/Artist

Unknown

Place Made

Maryland (?)

Materials

watercolor on ivory

Dimensions

[Overall Ht]3 15/16″ __[Overall Wdth]2 13/16″ __[Overall Depth] __[Overall Len] __[Overall Diam] __[Other]actual measurements

Description

Scene of a graveyard with a church and a weeping willow in the background; in the center is the full length figure of a young man with dark, curling hair, wearing a dark jacket, knee breeches and stockings; his left elbow and right hand rest on the top of the tomb; on the plinth is the inscription “SAM.L TYLER/Nat Feb 2 1739/Ob Oct 4 1805/Elat 68 yrs 9 mos”

Object Location

private collection

Photo Number

S-11881

File Location

PAINTINGS/unknown artists/mourning images

Subjects

Samuel Tyler (2 Feb. 1739 – 4 Oct. 1805)
__son of Edward; married Suzanne Duvall; he was register of wills for Prince George’s County, Maryland.

Examined

Bradford L. Rauschenberg –Luke Beckerdite –Derita Williams __07/21/1983