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Edward S. Dodge

John Wood Dodge

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold-framed portrait of a young man with short, curly hair wearing a black jacket. The frame has a decorative gold border with a lighter gold inner frame around the painting. The painting depicts a young man with fair skin and short, curly hair, wearing a black jacket with a high collar and a white pocket square on the left side. His right arm is resting on an unseen surface. The background of the painting shows a pink sky with blue clouds and a brown wall on the right side.

Artwork details

Date:
1835
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
501 × 624 px
Museum record:
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