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Portrait of an "Old Sea Captain"

19th century

Samuel Isham

(American, 1855–1914)
Culture
America
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Unframed: 73.3 x 59.4 cm (28 7/8 x 23 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry Osborn Taylor 1915.87
Public Domain
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Not on view
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A vertically oriented oil painting depicts an older man with light skin tone seated and turned toward our right. Deep lines and a set mouth mark his weathered face. He wears a black wide-brimmed hat, coat, and bow tie. His wrinkled hands, shown with thick brushstrokes, clasp a wooden cane. The chair's carved lion heads emerge beside him against a background of muted green and brown brushstrokes.

Portrait of an "Old Sea Captain"

19th century

Samuel Isham

(American, 1855–1914)
America

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