The image depicts a man shown from the waist up. He is facing slightly to the right, with his left arm draped over the back of a red chair and his right hand resting on his lap. He has a fair complexion, clean-shaven face, prominent cheekbones, and deep-set eyes. His short light brown hair is slightly tousled. The man is wearing a black coat, a black waistcoat, a white high-collared shirt, and a black cravat. The background is a muted dark brown color.
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Paul Smith Palmer

Erastus Salisbury Field (American, 1805 - 1900)

1835/1838

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 86.4 x 73.4 cm (34 x 28 7/8 in.) ; framed: 103.5 x 90.8 x 6.9 cm (40 3/4 x 35 3/4 x 2 11/16 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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