The image shows a full-body portrait of a young person with fair skin, wide eyes, and straight hair falling past the shoulders. They are wearing a formal outfit consisting of a red coat over a dark waistcoat with rounded buttons, white cuffs, and a white collar. The person holds a hat in their left hand and a stack of red books under their left arm, with their right arm resting against their side. In the background, there is a plain, muted color with a green drape with tassels visible to the right of the subject.
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Charles Adams Wheeler

painter The Beardsley Limner (American, active 1785/1805)

c. 1790

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 107.3 x 76.8 cm (42 1/4 x 30 1/4 in.) ; framed: 118.7 x 87.9 x 5.4 cm (46 3/4 x 34 5/8 x 2 1/8 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
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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