Simon Pease

Amerikanische Malerei 1720–1765, c. 1749

The portrait depicts a man standing with one hand resting on a blue fabric covered table. He has a dignified posture, relaxed shoulders, and a calm facial expression. He has fair skin, a rounded face, grayish-white hair styled in curls typical of the 18th century. The man is dressed in a dark coat with decorative buttons and wide-cuffed sleeves showing white ruffled cuffs. He wears a white cravat. The background includes a stone column and a view of a landscape with a blue sky, hills, clouds, and trees.
Artist
Amerikanische Malerei 1720–1765
Date
c. 1749
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
127.32 × 101.92 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The portrait depicts a man standing with one hand resting on a blue fabric covered table. He has a dignified posture, relaxed shoulders, and a calm facial expression. He has fair skin, a rounded face, grayish-white hair styled in curls typical of the 18th century. The man is dressed in a dark coat with decorative buttons and wide-cuffed sleeves showing white ruffled cuffs. He wears a white cravat. The background includes a stone column and a view of a landscape with a blue sky, hills, clouds, and trees.

Amerikanische Malerei 1720–1765