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John Pickering

Alvan Clark

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white portrait photograph of a framed painting. The frame is rectangular with a beveled inner edge. The frame is dark with spots of wear. The portrait inside shows a man with a receding hairline and balding head. He wears a dark jacket and white shirt with a high white collar and a black bowtie. The background of the portrait is plain and dark. The photograph has a light gray background behind the frame.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
493 × 624 px
Museum record:
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