Dr. Francis Kinloch Huger
Francis Kinloch Huger (1773-1855) was a surgeon in Charleston. On the occasion of the Marquis de Lafayette's visit to Charleston in 1825, the city commissioned this miniature and gold frame as a gift to Lafayette in commemoration of his friendship with Huger. For eight months in 1794-95, Huger had been imprisoned for his role in trying to free Lafayette from the Austrian fortress of Olmütz.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dr. Francis Kinloch Huger
- Artist: Charles Fraser (1782–1860)
- Date: 1825
- Culture: American
- Medium: Watercolor on ivory
- Dimensions: 4 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. (12.1 x 9.8 cm); 10 oz. 16 dwt. (336 g)
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1938
- Object Number: 38.165.33
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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