Thomas Hilde, Puritan Divine

Robert Vaughan

National Gallery of Art

The image is a half-length portrait of a man seated with his body slightly angled to the side. He has a rounded face with neatly trimmed facial hair, prominent eyebrows, and wears a cap. His hair is wavy and of medium length. He is dressed in period-appropriate attire with a dark, intricately patterned robe, a white collared shirt, and a decorative bow tied at the throat. The man holds a rolled piece of paper or scroll in one hand. On the table in front of him are an inkpot with a quill, stacks of papers, and a rectangular object. The background is a draped fabric.