Elijah Boardman

The painting depicts a man with gray hair wearing a tan coat, white shirt with lace cuffs, black pants, white knee-high socks, and black shoes. He is standing in front of a wooden bookshelf with a green surface on top. The bookshelf has multiple shelves filled with books. The man is resting his right hand on the green surface and holding a folded paper in his left hand. The background shows a doorway to the left and a wall to the right. There is another bookshelf visible through the doorway. The man's attire and the style of the furniture suggest an 18th-century setting. Elijah Boardman by Ralph Earl.