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Moses Gill

John Singleton Copley

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Oval-shaped portrait painting of a man with gray hair, wearing a red jacket with gold buttons and a gold-trimmed white shirt, on a dark background, set in a gold frame with a loop at the top.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1759
Medium:
Oil and gold leaf on copper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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