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The Reverend Dr. Ezra Stiles

Samuel King

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Oval-shaped portrait painting of a man with a gold frame. The man has light skin and blue eyes. He wears a white wig that is curled at the sides and hangs below his ears. The man has a white neck cloth folded over a white collar, and he wears a dark-colored robe. The background of the portrait is shades of brown and gray. The portrait is set against a plain gray background.

Artwork details

Date:
1770
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
447 × 624 px
Museum record:
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