Early American Folk Art Miniature Portrait of Young Man with Mullet collage on board 3 3/4" l x approx

3 3/4" l x approx 2 1/4" in diameter

somewhat dirty Snoopy himself and these two little girls in their parkas

While clearly informed by Spencerian calligraphy

There is a bunch out there

a gesture which just about breaks my heart

Early American Folk Art Miniature Portrait of Young Man with Mullet collage on board 3 3/4" l x approxThis folk art miniature watercolor portrait I believe is American, and based on the hairstyle and the manner of the painting I believe likely dates to the first quarter of the 19th century. (Included in photos is a c. 1795 portrait of a very similar looking gentleman by American itinerant folk artist John Brewster, who painted portraits around New England during that period.) I fell in love with this one for its folkiness, and for that hair (!), and