The image depicts a portrait of a man's upper body, from the waist up. He is slightly angled to the left, with his gaze forward. The man has fair skin and a calm expression. His white hair is styled in 18th-century curls. He wears a military uniform with a black undershirt, white waistcoat, and red outer coat with gold details. A black cravat is around his neck. His right hand is inside his coat. The background is a plain, muted brown color.
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A Military Officer

painter Joseph Blackburn (British, active 1752/1777)

1756

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 77.5 x 63.6 cm (30 1/2 x 25 1/16 in.) ; framed: 93.7 x 79.7 x 6 cm (36 7/8 x 31 3/8 x 2 3/8 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
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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