Portrait of a Man
c. 1840
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 86.5 x 68.7 cm (34 1/16 x 27 1/16 in.) framed: 107 x 91.8 x 7.9 cm (42 1/8 x 36 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CAB
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Andrew W. Mellon Collection
Accession Number
1947.17.37
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
American 19th Century · 1800–1900
The artist cataloged as "American, 19th Century" represents a collective of unidentified painters active in the United States during the nineteenth century, with 380 known artworks preserved in this virtual museum's collection. These works span a diverse array of genres typical of the era, including portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and genre scenes, reflecting the burgeoning artistic output of ...