The image depicts a man from the waist up. He stands slightly to the right but faces forward, making direct eye contact. The man has a fair complexion with a reddish hue on his cheeks and a broad face. His hair is short, dark brown, and receding from the forehead. He wears a dark double-breasted coat with large buttons and a white cravat around his neck. His right hand is visible holding onto what appears to be a walking stick or cane. In the background, there is a dark draped cloth on the left side, and beside this, the spine of a book, part of a small bookshelf, can be seen. The overall…
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Portrait of a Man

painter American 19th Century

c. 1810

Medium
oil on wood
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 76.5 x 61.6 cm (30 1/8 x 24 1/4 in.) ; framed: 87.6 x 72.4 x 7 cm (34 1/2 x 28 1/2 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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