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

with one half of the ark's roof open and only six animals in the flock

13 7/8" x 10 13/16" x 11/16"

I purchased this from a seller in England and have found other drawings similar in style signed simply Esme Church

There is a bunch out there

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