Miniature 1840s Folk Art Painted Portrait of Gentleman in Daguerreotype Frame antique dog painting these became an American folk

these became an American  folk art genre around 1870

brick pattern blocks measure 1 3/4" x 1 3/4" x 3/4"

10 1/2" t x 5" w x 3/4" thick

this one because it feels less about the hunting dog's regalness and poise

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Miniature 1840s Folk Art Painted Portrait of Gentleman in Daguerreotype Frame antique dog painting these became an American folkThe flat sky aqua blue ground on this c. 1840 miniature portrait painting really does it for me, combined with its perfect housing, as it always has been, in this 1 6th plate daguerreotype case, the gold foiled mat of which really makes his gold watch chain pop. To me he looks like a banker, keen and steady and perhaps a bit smug about some wise investments, too and quietly plotting what's next! The small water stain running from his eye to the edge