The image shows a man seated in a large blue chair. He is dressed in a golden-brown silk robe, holding a closed book in his lap. The man has a neutral expression and his gaze is directed towards the viewer. He has a broad forehead, light eyebrows, and gray curly hair that falls to his shoulders. The background includes architectural elements like a column on the right side.
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Portrait of a Gentleman

Possibly painter British 18th Century

c. 1726/1740

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 127.2 x 101.6 cm (50 1/16 x 40 in.) ; framed: 143.5 x 119.4 x 6.4 cm (56 1/2 x 47 x 2 1/2 in.)
Culture
British
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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