Portrait of John Westwood
An oil painting portrait of John Westwood, painted in conventional English portrait style of formal, bust-length pose and arranged backdrop. It depicts a half-length male figure wearing a brown coat with silver buttons and white waistcoat against a dark background. The figure is clean shaven with short brown hair, and is encircled by a faux oval frame. Painted as part of the composition, the oval frame is slightly lighter in color than the background.
Credit: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
ca. 1807-1808
Oil paint on canvas
97.2 x 83.8 x 6.4 cm
2010.25ab
Image and text © National Museum of African American History and Culture, 2020
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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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