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John Grimes

Matthew Harris Jouett

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of a young man with short, curly brown hair, looking directly ahead with a neutral expression. He has light skin and brown eyes. He wears a dark-colored jacket with four visible buttons down the front and a white collared shirt underneath. A decorative neck scarf or cravat is tied around his neck. The background is a solid brown color, darker at the bottom and lighter at the top.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1824
Medium:
Oil on wood
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
488 × 625 px
Museum record:
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