The image is a full-body portrait of a seated man. He is positioned slightly turned to his left with his legs crossed. His facial features show a calm expression, and he has light skin and white hair that is styled backward. The man is wearing formal attire that includes a dark blue coat with large gold buttons, a yellow waistcoat, a white neck scarf with floral patterns, knee-length black breeches, and light blue stockings. He sits on a wooden chair next to a round wooden table, on which there is an open book and a small rectangular object. The background features a green wall with an…
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Samuel Griffin

Attributed to artist William Dunlap (American, 1766 - 1839)

c. 1809

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 75.6 x 63.3 cm (29 3/4 x 24 15/16 in.) ; framed: 83.5 x 71.1 x 5.3 cm (32 7/8 x 28 x 2 1/16 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
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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