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John Taylor Johnston

Daniel Huntington

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The portrait depicts a man with short brown hair, a gray mustache and beard, wearing a black suit with a white shirt, black vest, and a gray patterned ascot. He stands behind a red upholstered chair, resting his right hand on the backrest and holding a book with a black-and-white image in his left hand. The background is a mottled brown color. The man in the portrait is John Taylor Johnston, painted by Daniel Huntington.

Artwork details

Date:
1875
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
481 × 625 px
Museum record:
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