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Portrait of a Man
William Beechey (British, 1753-1839)c. 1800
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The subject’s elongated, slightly softened facial features and vaguely detached air are typical of William Beechey’s elegant portraits of male subjects. The jacket worn by the sitter is probably a naval uniform. Beechey enjoyed a very successful painting career in London. In 1793 he was appointed portrait painter to Queen Charlotte and was knighted in 1798.
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- Title: Portrait of a Man
- Creator: William Beechey (British, 1753-1839)
- Date Created: c. 1800
- Physical Dimensions: Unframed: 75.2 x 63 cm (29 5/8 x 24 13/16 in.)
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1978.75
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: England, early 19th Century
- Credit Line: Anonymous Gift
- Collection: Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
- Accession Number: 1978.75
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