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| Keywords: Charles Robert Leslie - The Miniature - Walters 37214.jpg A young woman stares longingly at a portrait miniature of a loved one who is absent Although born in London to American parents Leslie was raised in Philadelphia At the age of 17 he returned to London where he studied with the American artists Benjamin West and Washington Allston Except for several months in 1833 when he served as a professor at the United States Military Academy he pursued a successful career in London as a painter of theatrical and modern historical subjects between 1794 1859 Oil on canvas cm 50 35 8 accession number 37 214 20425 William T Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters place of origin London England United Kingdom Walters Art Museum license 2D Charles Robert Leslie Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Depictions of portrait miniatures in paintings | ||||
