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The image shows a man standing in a straight posture. He has fair skin, dark brown hair styled neatly, and a neutral expression. He wears a high-collared white shirt, a dark suit with a black coat, a black waistcoat, and brown trousers. The background is a smooth gradient of light to dark blue.
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The image shows a man standing in a straight posture. He has fair skin, dark brown hair styled neatly, and a neutral expression. He wears a high-collared white shirt, a dark suit with a black coat, a black waistcoat, and brown trousers. The background is a smooth gradient of light to dark blue.

National Gallery of Art · Painting

Anonymous Man

American 19th Century

Date
c. 1830
Medium
oil on wood
Dimensions
overall: 46.7 x 36 cm (18 3/8 x 14 3/16 in.) framed: 59 x 48.4 x 2.8 cm (23 1/4 x 19 1/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1953.5.84
Credit line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CAB
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • painted surface
  • American
  • male
  • portrait
  • American Naive Paintings
  • Naive
Provenance

Purchased in 1951 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch;[1] gift to NGA, 1953. [1] The donor sheet (in NGA curatorial file) does not indicate where this painting originated.

NGA object ID 42487. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.