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Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Francis Bacon

James Thomson after Jacobus Houbraken

Associated Names

James Thomson

Artist, British, 1789 - 1850

Jacobus Houbraken

Artist After, Dutch, 1698 - 1780

The image depicts a man in a portrait, from the chest upwards. He has a mustache, a short beard, prominent eyebrows, and curly hair peeking out from under a wide-brimmed hat. The man is seated facing forward but slightly turned to his right. He wears a dark robe with intricate sleeves, a white lace collar around his neck, and the background features a textured gradient.

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Artwork overview

Medium

engraving
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

sheet: 17.1 × 10.1 cm (6 3/4 × 4 in.)
Accession Number

1950.14.146

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius

Wikidata ID

Q65077086

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