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Portrait of a Gentleman

John Wood Dodge

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Oval-shaped black and white portrait. The man in the portrait has curly dark hair. He wears round wire-rimmed glasses. The man is dressed in a dark jacket over a light-colored waistcoat. A white cravat is around his neck under a black bowtie. The background of the portrait is light and oval-shaped, matching the oval shape of the portrait. The overall background is solid gray.

Artwork details

Date:
1841
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
557 × 625 px
Museum record:
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