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Joseph Sherburne

John Singleton Copley

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of a man sitting in a chair. He is balding on top with short hair on the sides. He wears a brown robe with a floral pattern over a red vest with six buttons and a white collared shirt. Cuffs of the shirt are white and puffy. He wears a blue powdered wig cap on his head. He sits on a chair with a red frame and patterned brown upholstery. The background includes a blue curtain behind him and a dark wall.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1767–70
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
502 × 625 px
Museum record:
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