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Portrait of the Artist's Father

Friedrich Wilhelm Moritz

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a portrait of a man with only his upper body visible. He is positioned at a three-quarter angle, slightly turned to his left, but facing the viewer with a subtle expression. The man's facial features include a light complexion, full cheeks, and prominent eyes, while his hair is dark, curly, and falls around his face and ears. He wears a high-collared white shirt with ruffles peeking through the opening of a dark, formal coat. There is no visible jewelry or objects in his hands. The background of the image is plain and uniformly dark, set within an oval vignette.

Artwork Details

Medium
watercolor with touches of varnish on light brown wove paper
Dimensions
3389 × 3772 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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