The image depicts a man in profile view from the chest upwards. He is facing to the right, with attention to details like his nose and lips. His hair is styled in an 18th-century fashion with tight curls and a powdered appearance, drawn back en masse. The man is wearing a dark coat with visible buttons and a white cravat or ruffled shirt. There are ribbons tied at the back of his hair. The background is a simple dark circular frame against a lighter backdrop. The lower section of the image contains elegant handwriting with the name "Hill Wells" and other words.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1798-1799
- Medium
- mezzotint and engraving in black on wove paper mounted to brown wove paper
- Dimensions
- 3167 × 4000 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original