Elie Williams

Charles Willson Peale

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The portrait depicts a man with gray hair, wearing a black coat over a yellow vest and white shirt with billowy cuffs, and a white cravat. He sits in a dark chair, holding a piece of paper in his left hand and a quill pen in his right. The man looks directly at the viewer with a neutral expression. The background is dark and gradient, transitioning from black at the top to gray at the bottom. The overall style is formal and traditional. The man is Elie Williams, painted by Charles Willson Peale.