The image depicts a portrait painting of a man's upper body, standing with a partially turned posture to the viewer's left. His left hand is resting on a part of a cannon, while his right hand is on his hip. He has a dignified expression, strong features, cheekbones, and dark brown curly hair. The man is in a military uniform with a high collar, gold buttons, ornate shoulder epaulettes, and a red sash around his waist. The backdrop shows swirling clouds.
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Colonel Augustus James Pleasonton

John Neagle (American, 1796 - 1865)

1846

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 91.8 x 74.2 cm (36 1/8 x 29 3/16 in.) ; framed: 127 x 108 x 11.4 cm (50 x 42 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Eugene S. Pleasonton
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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