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Anson Dickinson

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/saam_1999.27.8
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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Anson Dickinson was an American painter of miniature portraits who achieved fame during his lifetime, producing a very large number of works, but who is now largely forgotten.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (4)

Portrait of a Man with a Cleft Lip

1820 · watercolor on ivory

Framed: 9 x 7 cm (3 9/16 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 8.5 x 6.6 cm (3 3/8 x 2 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Pair of Portrait Miniatures

1805 · watercolor on ivory

Framed: 7.3 x 6.3 cm (2 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.); Unframed: 7.3 x 5.7 cm (2 7/8 x 2 1/4 in.); Part 2: 7.6 x 6.4 cm (3 x 2 1/2 in.); Part 3: 7 x 5.7 cm (2 3/4 x 2 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Man

1805 · watercolor on ivory

Framed: 7.3 x 6.3 cm (2 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.); Unframed: 7.3 x 5.7 cm (2 7/8 x 2 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Woman

1805 · watercolor on ivory

Framed: 7.6 x 6.4 cm (3 x 2 1/2 in.); Unframed: 7 x 5.7 cm (2 3/4 x 2 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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4 published of 4 catalogued · 4 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
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Pair of Portrait Miniatures
1805 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portrait of a Man
1805 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portrait of a Man with a Cleft Lip
1820 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portrait of a Woman
1805 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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