Name/Title
Alfred RandallEntry/Object ID
1985.7.4Description
Full length profile portrait of a young man in pen and ink with watercolor highlights. The man faces left and has his left hand on his hip. He holds a tall beaver hat in his right hand. He is dressed in black pants, a black cutaway jacket, a cream colored vest, a white shirt with stand-up collar, and and a white cravat. Pinned to the cravat is a gold chain with a brooch. A blue and red watch fob with metal ornament drapes from his right front hip area. The man's hair is cut short, swept forward in front of the ears and forward, and into a wave at the forehead. There is stylized grass and rocks in foreground, and written in ink on left side of portrait is the inscription, "Alfred Randall/ Portland/ County of Cumberland/ State of Maine" Written in ink on right side of portrait is, "A Compliment to his/ affectionate Mother/ Resident Derby V.T."Artwork Details
Medium
Watercolor, InkSubject Person
Randall, Alfred (1803-1879)Context
Alfred Randall, a native of Greensboro, Vermont, had this portrait produced for his mother while he resided in Portland, Maine. Portraits such as this were created by first tracing a silhouette of the sitter and then filling in facial features. The body was usually a generic form the sitter could choose to finish out the artwork.Acquisition
Accession
1985.7Source or Donor
Ellenberger, Eleanor H. BrownAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Date made
circa 1830Place
City
PortlandState/Province
MaineCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PaintingNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
UnframedHeight
11-1/8 inWidth
8-1/4 inDimension Description
FramedHeight
11-1/8 inWidth
8-1/4 in