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Shown from the thighs up, a man with pale, peachy skin, wearing a black suit, cape, and hat, stands with one hand on his hip against an elephant-gray background in this vertical portrait painting. The portrait is loosely painted in some areas, especially in the clothing and background, though the face is more detailed. His body is angled slightly to our right so one shoulder juts toward us, to our left, and he turns his face to look at us brown eyes. One bushy brow is slightly arched. He has a long, bumped nose, soft jowls along his jawline, and perhaps a mole almost lost in shadow on his…

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Portrait of a Gentleman

Frans Hals (Dutch, c. 1582/1583 - 1666)

1650/1652

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 114 x 85 cm (44 7/8 x 33 7/16 in.)
Culture: Dutch
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CNE-B
Credit line: Widener 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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