Portrait of a Gentleman

John Trumbull, Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1790, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1984.64
John Trumbull, Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1790, oil on wood, sight 3 1⁄2 x 3 1⁄2 in. (8.9 x 8.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1984.64
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of a Gentleman
Artist
Date
ca. 1790
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 3 1⁄2 x 3 1⁄2 in. (8.9 x 8.9 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on wood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — unidentified — bust
Object Number
1984.64
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.64

Artwork Description

This portrait of an unknown gentleman was painted while the artist was in London in the late eighteenth century. It shows an older, distinguished man with a powdered wig and extravagant cravat.

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Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, John Trumbull, General George Washington, ca. 1845, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.19
General George Washington
Artist
Dateca. 1845
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
John Trumbull, The Battle at Bunker's Hill near Boston, n.d., engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Library of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1990.5.6
The Battle at Bunker’s Hill near Boston
Artist
Daten.d.
engraving on paper
Not on view
Henry Wolf, John Trumbull, Alexander Hamilton, 1898, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.159
Alexander Hamilton
Artist
Date1898
wood engraving on paper
Not on view
Image Not Available
The Battle at Bunker’s Hill near Boston June 7th 1775
Artist
Date1798
engraving on paper
Not on view

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John Singleton Copley, Peter Boylston Adams?, ca. 1765-1770, oil on copper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.7
Peter Boylston Adams?
Artist
Dateca. 1765-1770
oil on copper
Not on view