The image shows a man seated on a chair with one arm on the chair's armrest and the other on a table covered with a red cloth. He has fair skin, sideburns, and a smile, and wears a red cap, a patterned robe with a paisley design, dark trousers, white socks, and black slippers with floral embroidery. The background includes red drapery, a column, and a hint of a pale sky.

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Amos Lawrence

Chester Harding (American, 1792 - 1866)

c. 1845

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 215 x 136 cm (84 5/8 x 53 9/16 in.) ; framed: 254 x 177.8 x 12.7 cm (100 x 70 x 5 in.)
Culture: American
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line: Given in memory of the Rt. Rev. William Lawrence by his children
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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