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Portrait of a Gentleman

Thomas Seir Cummings

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white portrait of a young man. The man has short hair, parted on the side. He wears a dark jacket with a lapel visible on the right and a white cravat around his neck. The background is shaded lighter at the top and center and darker on the sides. The portrait is square and set in a thick square frame with a thin white border. The frame has slightly raised edges where it meets at the corners. The frame appears metallic and scratched.

Artwork details

Date:
1825–30
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
569 × 624 px
Museum record:
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