Name/Title
Ivory miniature portrait of Alexander DouglasEntry/Object ID
2023.4.1Description
Ivory miniature portrait of Alexander Douglas. Information supplied from Kelton Foundation notes: CTFBC17. China Trade Miniature on ivory Portrait of Alexander Douglas attributed to Lam Qua.
Label on the reverse identifies the sitter as being born in 1811. This portrait was painted in China
when the sitter was about 16 years old. The miniature shows the style of the Chinese Artists in
the tradition of Spoilum before the influence of Chinnery. Carl Crossman said it is very nice.
Equal to one he contributed to the Peabody Museum. The sitter was a junior officer on an
American ship. possibly a naval officer. The first American warship to enter Chinese waters was
the frigate Congress in 1819. Cross Reference Lamqua portraits in Kelton Collection: CTFBC
03,04,05,15,16,18 and CTFP O7,12,14,32,35,36.Collection
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsGetty AAT
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miniatures (paintings)
