The image displays a side profile portrait of an elderly man's upper body and head. The man is positioned facing to the right. He has prominent facial features with a high forehead, a long straight nose, and a slightly furrowed mouth. His hair is white, curled, and side-parted, with a small section tied back with a bow. He is dressed in an 18th or early 19th-century suit jacket with a high collar and a white cravat that wraps around his neck. The background is a dark circular vignette. The edges of the circular vignette seamlessly blend into the light-colored backdrop, on which some scripted text is visible below the circle.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1799
- Medium
- mezzotint and engraving in black on wove paper mounted to brown wove paper
- Dimensions
- 4208 × 5219 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
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