A young lady by Anson Dickinson,
signed & dated 1820.

Set in the original sanded brass mat within a gilt frame.It is signed lower left, A. Dickinson/ 1820.

3 5/16 inches high.

During the first half of the 19th century, Anson Dickinson (1779-1852) was one of the most important miniaturists in America. A native of Litchfield, Connecticut, Dickinson was established as a miniaturist in Hartford by 1802 and in New York City by 1804. Itinerant by choice, between 1810 and 1846, Dickinson worked in New York, Albany, Charleston, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, DC, New Haven, Litchfield, Buffalo and Montreal. His account book covers 48 years, documenting over 1500 miniatures. Dickinson's distinguished clientele included Edward Livingston (Metropolitan Museum of Art), General Jacob Brown, Washington Irving, General P. B. Porter, Sam Houston and Gilbert Stuart (New York Historical Society).

Provenance: Leo R. Schlidof, Vienna, author of The Miniature in Europe, 1964.