# Portrait of a Gentleman

- By: Henry Benbridge (born Philadelphia, PA 1743-died Philadelphia, PA 1812)
- Date: ca. 1795
- Medium: watercolor on ivory
- Classification: Paintings
- Dimensions: image (oval): 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (4.4 x 3.5 cm)
- Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
- Museum: [Smithsonian Institution](https://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=38375)
- Rights: [CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/825744b5dfd8dba5c0f6e282ab5ca45f.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This portrait of a gruff-looking gentleman was originally attributed to Edward Savage, but research indicates it is by Henry Benbridge. The sitter’s wary expression and pugnacious jaw suggest a personality only slightly tamed by elegant clothing.