The image shows a man sitting in a portrait pose. He is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and a black bow tie. His hair is styled neatly, and he has a fair complexion with an attentive expression. He is holding an open book of sheet music. The background includes a red curtain and a landscape with a river or lake, rocks, and greenery.
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Man with a Tune Book: Possibly Mr. Cook

Erastus Salisbury Field (American, 1805 - 1900)

c. 1838

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 89.1 x 73.8 cm (35 1/16 x 29 1/16 in.) ; framed: 97.1 x 81.6 x 4.7 cm (38 1/4 x 32 1/8 x 1 7/8 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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