Thomas Amory II

John Singleton Copley

National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a man from the knees up. His body faces us, while his head is partially turned to the right. He has a round face with light skin and light gray hair combed back from his face and coming down to his ears. He has a straight nose, thin lips, and a double chin. He wears a dark brown coat with a white collar and cuffs and holds a light brown cane. One of his hands is wearing a dark gray glove, while the other is bare; the gloved hand also holds the other glove, along with the cane. The man is leaning against a large brown column that takes up the left side of the painting, and the wall behind him is dark brown.