Benjamin Rush (1746-1813) by Charles Wilson Peale, after Thomas Sully, 1818

Seated half-length portrait of Benjamin Rush (1745-1813), facing right. Balding gray hair, tied in queue, spectacles resting on forehead, blue eyes. Head leans on back of left hand, left elbow on desk. White cravat, tan coat. Quill & inkstand at b.r. Dark brown background. Gilt wood frame with carved edge on each side of cove molding.