Portrait of John Westwood
Item
- Title
- Portrait of John Westwood
- Description
- 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. (Smithsonian Collections Search Center)
- Identifier
- 2010.25ab
- Date
- 1807-1808
- Creator
- Johnson, Joshua
- Publisher
- National Museum of African Art U.S
- Source
- Smithsonian Institute
- Medium
- Oil paintings
- Format
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Framed: 38 1/4 x 33 x 2 1/2 in. (97.2 x 83.8 x 6.4 cm)
H x W (Canvas): 30 1/4 x 25 1/4 in. (76.8 x 64.1 cm) - Rights
- © 2018 Smithsonian
- Item sets
- Black Artists 19th century
