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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
Museum record:
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