This painting shows a man seated, with his full body visible. His body is slightly turned to the right, but he looks out at us, one hand resting on his knee and the other holding a sword upright. The man has a serious expression, light skin, a square jawline, and high cheekbones. His hair is dark and styled neatly. He is wearing formal attire consisting of a blue coat with gold buttons, a yellow waistcoat with white frilled cuffs, and beige breeches with button details. His stockings are white, and his shoes are black with rectangular buckles. Nearby, on a table, rests a black tricorn hat…
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Captain Samuel Chandler

Winthrop Chandler (American, 1747 - 1790)

c. 1780

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 139 x 121.7 cm (54 3/4 x 47 15/16 in.) ; framed: 155.6 x 137.8 x 5.3 cm (61 1/4 x 54 1/4 x 2 1/16 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
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