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Great-Grand-Father's Tale of the Revolution—A Portrait of Reverend Zachariah Greene

William Sidney Mount

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Oval painting of an elderly man in a black suit and white shirt sitting in a red chair, holding a cane. A young girl in a white and yellow dress sits beside him, holding his hand. A boy and another girl stand behind them. A white bust and book on a table to the left. The background shows a room with a rug, curtains and another table. The elderly man and young children are likely Reverend Zachariah Greene and his great-grandchildren.

Artwork details

Date:
1852
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
524 × 624 px
Museum record:
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