This painting is a portrait of a man. His body is turned towards the right, but he looks directly at us. He has fair skin and dark brown hair with two curling pieces falling onto his forehead. He has well-defined eyebrows, brown eyes, a straight nose, a cleft chin, and light red lips in a neutral expression. He is wearing a dark coat with a high collar that is edged in a yellow and green pattern. Under the coat, he wears a white cravat tied in a voluminous knot. The background is a plain brown color.
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David Johnston

Pierre Paul Prud'hon (French, 1758 - 1823)

1808

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 54.6 x 46.4 cm (21 1/2 x 18 1/4 in.) ; framed: 74.3 x 66.7 x 12.4 cm (29 1/4 x 26 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress 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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