This portrait depicts a man in profile view with his right side facing the viewer. The man has short, brown hair, a slightly receding hairline, a prominent nose, fair skin, and a clean-shaven face. He is wearing a dark coat with metal buttons, a high-collared white shirt, and a black cravat. The background is a simple, dark, oval-shaped area. There are no visible jewelry or additional objects in the painting.
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Jacob (?) Leman

Jacob Eichholtz (American, 1776 - 1842)

c. 1808

Medium
oil on wood
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 22.9 x 17.5 cm (9 x 6 7/8 in.) ; framed: 33.7 x 28.6 x 4.3 cm (13 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 1 11/16 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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