The image depicts a side profile of a man. The man is bald on top with a small strip of hair combed back and standing up. A long gray feather extends from the back of his head. He has a white and silver earring in his left ear. He wears a light grey shawl or blanket around his shoulders. The background of the image is beige. The artist's signature appears in cursive at the bottom-left corner.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1805–7
- Medium
- Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper
- Culture
- American
- Dimensions
- 551 × 625 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
You May Also Like
The Chief of the Little Osages
An Osage Warrior
Jacques Dumont, called Le Romain
Karl Eduard von Liphart
Portrait of an Old Man
Portrait of Madame Kemp in Profile (2nd Plate)
Portrait de M. X.
Waramus Arch Bishop of Canterbury
John Poines
Portrait
Portrait of a Man (Portrait d'un homme)
Profile Head
Portrait Study of Seigen
Portrait of Daruma
Portrait of Mme. Emily Hughes (1st Plate)
Head of a Man
Portrait of Sugawara Michizane
Old Man with Beard, Fur Cap, and Velvet Cloak
Sir Rudyard Kipling
Portrait of an Old Man
Sketch for the Portrait of Tachihara Suiken
Head of a Man in Oriental Turban
Verona Sketchbook: Monk (page 25)
Two Profiles, Possibly of John Adams
