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Cyrus W. Field

Daniel Huntington

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white portrait of a man, Cyrus W. Field, with a receding hairline and thinning hair on the sides of his head. The man has a long beard and mustache. He wears a dark fur coat over a dark vest and white shirt with a dark bow tie. The background is dark at the top and lighter at the bottom, with a gradient effect. The image is a formal portrait with the artist's signature in the bottom right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
1879
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
494 × 624 px
Museum record:
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