The image depicts a man in a three-quarter view portrait. He is looking at the viewer, showing his face and upper body. The man has a round face with gentle features, fair skin, and white hair styled in 18th-century fashion. He is wearing a dark coat with gold buttons, a light waistcoat, and a white cravat with ruffled edges. The background is plain and dark.
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Portrait of a Quaker

Attributed to painter Adolph-Ulrich Wertmüller (Swedish, 1751 - 1811)

1795

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 71.2 x 56.1 cm (28 1/16 x 22 1/16 in.) ; framed: 83.2 x 67.6 x 2.9 cm (32 3/4 x 26 5/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Culture
Swedish
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CNE-B
Credit line
Andrew W. Mellon Collection
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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