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. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1825. Place of creation: United States of America. Dimensions: height: 12.1 cm (4.7 in); width: 9.8 cm (3.8 in); 10 oz. 16 dwt. (336 g). Medium: watercolor on ivory. Depicted People: Francis Kinloch Huger. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Dr. Francis Kinloch Huger
