Lawrence Reid Yates
American Portraiture, 1793/1794
- Artist
- American Portraiture
- Date
- 1793/1794
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 76.2 × 63.5 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Licence
- Public domain, CC0
Image description
The image depicts a man seated in a wooden chair. He has light skin, gray hair, a prominent nose, and is wearing a formal outfit with a high-collared white shirt, a ruffled cravat, and a dark jacket. The man is facing the viewer directly with a slight smile. The background is plain and earthy brown in color.