This painting shows a man standing confidently with one hand on his hip and the other resting on a large, rusty anchor. His body is slightly turned to the right while his head is turned towards us, and one of his knees is slightly bent. The man has fair skin with rosy cheeks and a neutral expression. His hair is white and styled in faint curls that fall down around his chin and the tops of his shoulders. He wears an olive-green coat with brass buttons, a matching waistcoat over a white cravat, knee-length, olive-green breeches, white stockings, and black shoes with brass buckles. He stands…
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Patrick Tracy

painter John Trumbull (American, 1756 - 1843)

1784/1786

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 232.5 x 133.7 cm (91 9/16 x 52 5/8 in.) ; framed: 252.8 x 154.9 x 10.7 cm (99 1/2 x 61 x 4 3/16 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Patrick T. Jackson
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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