Adam Babcock

Amerikanische Malerei 1770–1790, um 1774

The artwork is a portrait of a seated man shown from the waist up. He is turned slightly to his left, holding a tablet or book in his left hand and a quill in his right. His facial features include a calm expression, and he has short, wavy hair. The man is dressed in 18th-century attire, wearing a brown coat with gold buttons, a white shirt with ruffled cuffs, and knee-length trousers. The background is dark and plain. The chair he is sitting on has decorative elements, visible in the lower part of the painting.
Künstler
Amerikanische Malerei 1770–1790
Datierung
um 1774
Gattung
Gemälde
Technik
Öl auf Leinwand
Maße
117 × 91,7 cm
Sammlung
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Lizenz
Gemeinfrei, CC0

Bildbeschreibung

The artwork is a portrait of a seated man shown from the waist up. He is turned slightly to his left, holding a tablet or book in his left hand and a quill in his right. His facial features include a calm expression, and he has short, wavy hair. The man is dressed in 18th-century attire, wearing a brown coat with gold buttons, a white shirt with ruffled cuffs, and knee-length trousers. The background is dark and plain. The chair he is sitting on has decorative elements, visible in the lower part of the painting.

Amerikanische Malerei 1770–1790