# Portrait of a Gentleman

- By: P. E. Stroëhling (Russian, born Dusseldorf, Germany 1768-died London, England ca. 1826)
- Date: ca. 1800
- Medium: watercolor on ivory
- Classification: Paintings
- Dimensions: sight 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (8.3 x 6.4 cm) oval
- Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund
- Museum: [Smithsonian Institution](https://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=23439)
- Rights: [CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/3684f62e07645aa4205a8b17eeec684d.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This striking young gentleman is shown against a background of stormy clouds, which emphasize his dark features and serious expression. The dramatic background, ruffled hair, and moody expression evoke the romantic ideal made popular by the English poet Lord Byron.