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Samuel Verplanck

John Singleton Copley

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of a man with light skin and gray hair styled back and to the sides. He wears a red-orange jacket with large buttons down the front and on the sleeves, underneath a white collared shirt. The man has on a white ruffled cuff on his left hand which is in front of him palm down. The background is dark. The man looks to his right.

Artwork Details

Date
1771
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
523 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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