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The image depicts a portrait of a person from the waist up. The individual is in a half-profile with the head turned slightly to the person's left. The facial features are sharply captured, with a pronounced nose and lips gently parted. The person's hair is mostly covered by a large turban or headwrap with subtle folds. They are dressed in a garment with a textured fur collar over a striped fabric. A prominent bracelet is visible on one wrist, with a hand raised elegantly near the chest. The background is a plain, dark surface.
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The image depicts a portrait of a person from the waist up. The individual is in a half-profile with the head turned slightly to the person's left. The facial features are sharply captured, with a pronounced nose and lips gently parted. The person's hair is mostly covered by a large turban or headwrap with subtle folds. They are dressed in a garment with a textured fur collar over a striped fabric. A prominent bracelet is visible on one wrist, with a hand raised elegantly near the chest. The background is a plain, dark surface.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Man with a Turban and Striped Shirt

Thomas Frye

Date
1760
Medium
mezzotint with some engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 50.2 x 35.2 cm (19 3/4 x 13 7/8 in.) sheet: 55.9 x 40.8 cm (22 x 16 1/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1986.49.3
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • male
  • portrait
  • engraving
  • mezzotint
  • Irish
Inscription

lower left in plate: T, Frye Pictor Invt, & Sculpt,; lower right in plate: Hatton Garden 1760,

Watermarks

Bend with name (illegible)

NGA object ID 67679. 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.