Portrait of a Man

William Sartain

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a man with light skin and light-colored hair styled in an 18th-century fashion, viewed slightly to the left of the viewer. The man has a neutral expression on his face, with his eyebrows slightly raised. He wears a dark-colored military-style jacket with epaulets on the shoulders. The jacket is adorned with tassels on the shoulders and has large buttons. A lighter-colored vest underneath the jacket is fastened with buttons, visible down the center. On the left side of the vest, there are medals or orders pinned, including a Maltese cross. A white necktie or stock is tied loosely around the neck. The background of the portrait is dark and fades to black towards the edges. The portrait's title is "Portrait of a Man by William Sartain".