Unidentified British Navy Officer

Amerikanische Malerei 1720–1765, c. 1745

The image shows a portrait of a man from the waist up. He faces slightly left, his left hand on his hip, and his right hand holding a long wooden staff. He has a fair complexion, dark eyes, a rounded face, and dark, curly hair styled in an 18th-century fashion. He wears a blue coat with gold embroidery over a white garment with gold detailing. The coat has wide sleeves with white frilled cuffs and buttons. In the background, there is a hazy seascape with a ship on the right flying a flag, implying a naval context. The backdrop consists of muted blues and browns.
Artist
Amerikanische Malerei 1720–1765
Date
c. 1745
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
127.3 × 101.9 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image shows a portrait of a man from the waist up. He faces slightly left, his left hand on his hip, and his right hand holding a long wooden staff. He has a fair complexion, dark eyes, a rounded face, and dark, curly hair styled in an 18th-century fashion. He wears a blue coat with gold embroidery over a white garment with gold detailing. The coat has wide sleeves with white frilled cuffs and buttons. In the background, there is a hazy seascape with a ship on the right flying a flag, implying a naval context. The backdrop consists of muted blues and browns.

Amerikanische Malerei 1720–1765