The image shows an upper-body portrait of a man standing in a slight profile facing the viewer's left. He has a serious expression with a clean-shaven face, strong facial features, and white hair styled to the sides. He wears a dark coat with large buttons over a white shirt featuring ruffled cuffs and a dark waistcoat underneath. His left hand rests on an ornate piece of furniture, which displays intricate carvings. The background is a plain, textured wall. The date "1755" is inscribed in the lower right corner of the painting.
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Captain Isaac Foster

painter Joseph Badger (American, 1708 - 1765)

1755

Medium
oil on bed ticking
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 91.7 x 71.2 cm (36 1/8 x 28 1/16 in.) ; framed: 104.5 x 83.8 x 5.7 cm (41 1/8 x 33 x 2 1/4 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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