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Benjamin Lincoln

James Peale

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white oval-shaped portrait. The man in the portrait has fair skin, short and curled white hair, and brown eyes. He wears a white shirt with a high collar and a white vest with four buttons down the center. The man also wears a dark-colored jacket with epaulets on the shoulders. The background of the portrait is dark on the left and light on the right. The portrait has a solid gray background.

Artwork details

Date:
1794
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
501 × 625 px
Museum record:
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