Past Exhibition

American Paintings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a seated man at a desk. His body is facing towards the right, but his face is turned towards us; he has round facial features, gray wavy hair, and a slightly flushed complexion. He is wearing a dark blue coat with gold buttons over a white shirt. His visible hand holds a paper and rests on his desk, which is covered with more papers on top of a green tablecloth. On the desk, there is also a wooden tray with silver jars. The background is a plain olive color.
Gilbert Stuart, Richard Yates, 1793/1794, oil on canvas, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1942.8.29

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    Ground Floor, Central Gallery
This painting depicts a seated man at a desk. His body is facing towards the right, but his face is turned towards us; he has round facial features, gray wavy hair, and a slightly flushed complexion. He is wearing a dark blue coat with gold buttons over a white shirt. His visible hand holds a paper and rests on his desk, which is covered with more papers on top of a green tablecloth. On the desk, there is also a wooden tray with silver jars. The background is a plain olive color.
Gilbert Stuart, Richard Yates, 1793/1794, oil on canvas, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1942.8.29

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