This painting is a portrait of a man from the waist up. His body is slightly turned to the right, but he looks directly at us. The man has pale skin, a sharp nose, high cheekbones, thin, red lips, and white hair swept back from his face. He wears a dark green coat with a wide, high collar and a white undershirt visible at the neck. The background is a rich, deep red drapery, with a yellow-brown color in the bottom right corner.

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Portrait of a Man

painter American 19th Century

c. 1835

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 76.9 x 63.2 cm (30 1/4 x 24 7/8 in.) ; framed: 99.7 x 87.3 x 10.2 cm (39 1/4 x 34 3/8 x 4 in.)
Culture: American
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line: Andrew W. Mellon Collection
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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