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Portrait of the Artist

Thomas Sully

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of the Artist by Thomas Sully. The portrait of a man with fair skin and dark brown curly hair. He has brown eyes and is wearing a brown jacket and white shirt. The man is holding a paintbrush in his right hand, and the background is a gradient of dark brown to light brown. The man is looking at the viewer.

Artwork details

Date:
1821
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
510 × 624 px
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