Portrait of a Man

John Plumbe Jr.

National Gallery of Art

The image displays the upper body of a man inside an oval matte and enclosed by a rectangular frame. He stands with his shoulders slightly turned, facing the camera. His facial expression is confident and he has short, textured hair. He is dressed in formal attire, which includes a dark suit jacket, a patterned waistcoat, a white shirt, and a patterned cravat tied around his neck. One of his hands is resting on his hip. The background is a dark, neutral setting that puts the focus on the man without any visible details.