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Portrait of the Artist

John Vanderlyn

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a man with short, curly brown hair and rosy cheeks. He wears a brown jacket with a high, wide white collar and a white neck scarf tied in a bow. A green and yellow plaid vest is visible under the collar. The background is dark brown with a lighter area to the right of the subject. He looks towards the right side. The title of the painting is "Portrait of the Artist".

Artwork details

Date:
1800
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
515 × 624 px
Museum record:
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