The image shows a half-length portrait of a man seated at a table. He is positioned with his body turned slightly to the right and his head facing forward towards the viewer. The man has a fair complexion, with light facial features, including light-colored eyes and a calm expression. His hair is brown and combed back, with slight waves on the side. He is wearing a formal dark jacket with large decorative buttons, a cream-colored waistcoat, and an elaborate white cravat with ruffled edges at the neck and cuffs. In his hand, he holds a quill, poised over a sheet of paper on the table. Beside…
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Captain Elisha Denison

painter The Denison Limner (American, active c. 1790)

Probably painter Joseph Steward (American, 1753 - 1822)

c. 1790

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 86.4 x 68.9 cm (34 x 27 1/8 in.) ; framed: 102.9 x 84.9 x 3.8 cm (40 1/2 x 33 7/16 x 1 1/2 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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