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Elijah Boardman

John Ramage

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Oval-shaped portrait of a man with light skin, gray hair styled in a 18th-century fashion. He wears a light-colored suit jacket with a white shirt and a white cravat. The background of the portrait features a blue sky and a green tree on the lower right. The portrait is framed in a gold oval frame with a loop at the top.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1790
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Culture
American
Dimensions
500 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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