This painting shows a man seated on a decorative red chair, his body turned towards the left and his head turned to look at us. He has a round face, light skin, and gray curly hair that goes down past his shoulders. He wears a red robe with thick white fur trim and rests one arm on a red table or surface on the left. On top of this surface are several sheets of white paper. In the background, there is a stone pillar on the left and draped green curtains on the right.

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Baron Graham

painter John Singleton Copley (American, 1738 - 1815)

1804

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 144.8 x 118.8 cm (57 x 46 3/4 in.) ; framed: 174 x 145.1 x 12.4 cm (68 1/2 x 57 1/8 x 4 7/8 in.)
Culture: American
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Gordon Dexter
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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