This painting is a portrait of a man. We see him from the chest up in a slightly angled pose, with his body turned slightly to the left and his head facing us. He has light skin, a large nose, thick gray eyebrows, and thin lips turned slightly upwards. His hair is gray and swept back. He is dressed in a dark jacket with a high collar over a white shirt with a cravat. The background is a plain dark brown color.
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Thomas Paine

John Wesley Jarvis (American, 1780 - 1840)

c. 1806/1807

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 65.4 x 52.1 cm (25 3/4 x 20 1/2 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Marian B. Maurice
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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