Captain Elisha Denison
Amerikanische Malerei 1790–1801, c. 1790
- Artist
- Amerikanische Malerei 1790–1801
- Date
- c. 1790
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 86.4 × 68.9 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Licence
- Public domain, CC0
Image description
The image shows a half-length portrait of a man seated at a table. He is positioned with his body turned slightly to the right and his head facing forward towards the viewer. The man has a fair complexion, with light facial features, including light-colored eyes and a calm expression. His hair is brown and combed back, with slight waves on the side. He is wearing a formal dark jacket with large decorative buttons, a cream-colored waistcoat, and an elaborate white cravat with ruffled edges at the neck and cuffs. In his hand, he holds a quill, poised over a sheet of paper on the table. Beside the paper, there is an inkwell and another small cylindrical container. The background features a window view of a landscape, including a tree, a body of water, and a cloudy sky, with a red curtain draped across the top. A building is partially visible on the left side of the window.