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The image depicts a man in a head-and-shoulders portrait facing to his right. He has long, curly hair, prominent facial features, and a solemn expression. He wears a dark-colored coat with ornate detailing, a white cravat at his neck. The background is textured, with an oval and rectangle. Below the portrait is an inscription describing a historical event involving Algernon Sidney and a controversial verse.
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The image depicts a man in a head-and-shoulders portrait facing to his right. He has long, curly hair, prominent facial features, and a solemn expression. He wears a dark-colored coat with ornate detailing, a white cravat at his neck. The background is textured, with an oval and rectangle. Below the portrait is an inscription describing a historical event involving Algernon Sidney and a controversial verse.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Algernon Sidney

John Baptist Jackson after Justus van Verus

Date
c. 1717-1780
Medium
chiaroscuro woodcut in tan, light brown, light gray, and dark gray
Dimensions
sheet: 44.7 × 30.6 cm (17 5/8 × 12 1/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1973.58.8
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1701 to 1725
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • Costume
  • chiaroscuro
  • Portrait
  • Man

NGA object ID 54049. 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.