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Portrait of a Gentleman

James Peale

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white portrait of a man in an ornate oval frame. The man has fair skin, light-colored hair that is parted in the center and styled to both sides of his head. He wears a light-colored ruffled shirt under a dark-colored coat with two buttons. The frame has an ornate design at the top and a decorative border around the portrait. The frame itself has a distressed, peeling silver or white finish. The background behind the frame is dark-colored. The title of the portrait is "Portrait of a Gentleman" and the artist is James Peale.

Artwork details

Date:
1794
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
493 × 624 px
Museum record:
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