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Portrait of a Gentleman

1830

James Hamilton Shegogue

Associated Names

James Hamilton Shegogue

Artist, American, 1806 - 1872

The image depicts a painted portrait of a man from the chest upwards. He faces slightly to the right with a composed expression. The man has fair skin, deep-set eyes, and wears a tall top hat. He is dressed in formal attire with a dark coat, white collared shirt, and tie. The background is plain and the aged surface shows smudges and stains typical of old paper.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor over graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Dimensions

sheet: 25.2 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1983.31.1

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right below image in graphite: Shegogue 1830

Wikidata ID

Q64580390

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