Paintings

Man in a White Silk Waistcoat

Type: Paintings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1745-1750
Accession number: 34.1
Maker: Joseph Highmore(Opens in new tab) (British, 1692–1780)
Dimensions: 50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm.)
Medium: oil on canvas
Description: In this painting, the sitter is standing facing the viewer with his face turned slightly to the proper left. The landscape background with sunset is indicated through orange tones.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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