Samuel Mifflin

Charles Willson Peale

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The portrait depicts a seated man with short, gray hair. He wears a brown suit consisting of a jacket with large buttons, a vest, and matching pants. His outfit is complemented by a white shirt with a cravat and cuffs, and he has white knee-high socks and low-heeled shoes with buckles. The man sits on a chair with his right arm resting on a table covered with a reddish-brown cloth. On the table are several books stacked together. Behind him, a large reddish-brown curtain is draped. To his right, a window reveals a seascape with a ship and a cloudy blue sky.