The image shows a person from the waist up, in a seated position with the body slightly angled to the right while the head is turned towards the left. The person has light skin, brown hair that is parted in the middle, and falls to just below the ears, with a distinctive full mustache and beard along the jawline. The person is dressed in a dark jacket over a vibrant red vest and a high-collared blue shirt or tie is visible. A small pin adorns the blue fabric. The background is a textured mix of warm brown tones.
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William Sidney Mount

Charles Loring Elliott (American, 1812 - 1868)

c. 1850

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 77.2 x 64 cm (30 3/8 x 25 3/16 in.) ; framed: 96.5 x 83.8 x 7 cm (38 x 33 x 2 3/4 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
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