Self-portrait of C. Dixon
Portrait Miniature
1748 (painted)
1748 (painted)
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| Place of origin |
This miniature is signed and dated ‘C. D. / Se ipse / p / 1748’. The inscription reveals that it is a self-portrait. A miniature on ivory of Benjamin Franklin, now in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, is similarly signed. An entry in Franklin's accounts reveals that the painter of the miniature, ‘C. D.’, was C. Dixon. We do not know what his first name was. The V&A also holds an enamel portrait of Dixon (P.57-1955).
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Self-portrait of C. Dixon (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on ivory |
| Brief description | Miniature self portrait, dated 1748, watercolour on ivory, painted by C. Dixon (fl. 1748-1798). |
| Physical description | Portrait miniature on ivory of the artist C. Dixon |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Signed and dated 1748 |
| Credit line | Given by A. J. B. Kiddell |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This miniature is signed and dated ‘C. D. / Se ipse / p / 1748’. The inscription reveals that it is a self-portrait. A miniature on ivory of Benjamin Franklin, now in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, is similarly signed. An entry in Franklin's accounts reveals that the painter of the miniature, ‘C. D.’, was C. Dixon. We do not know what his first name was. The V&A also holds an enamel portrait of Dixon (P.57-1955). |
| Bibliographic reference | Summary Catalogue of Miniatures in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Emmett Microform, 1981 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | P.56-1955 |
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| Record created | July 11, 2003 |
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