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Oil portrait of an older bald man in a dark coat and white cravat, one hand on a cane, with a globe at left and red drapery behind him.

George Rogers Clark

Half-length portrait of an older man with a bald crown and gray hair at the sides, wearing a dark coat and white cravat. He rests one hand on a cane before a globe at left and red drapery at right, against a muted olive background. Oil on canvas, c. 1810, identified in the museum record as George Rogers Clark.

Artist
Unknown
Date
c. 1810
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
3263 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1815).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

Español: George Rogers Clark, retrato hacia 1810

Retrato de medio cuerpo de un hombre mayor con la coronilla calva y cabello gris a los lados, vestido con abrigo oscuro y corbata blanca. Apoya una mano sobre un bastón frente a un globo a la izquierda y un cortinaje rojo a la derecha, sobre un fondo verde oliva apagado. Óleo sobre lienzo, hacia 1810, identificado en el registro del museo como George Rogers Clark.

Português: George Rogers Clark, retrato c. 1810

Retrato de meio corpo de um homem mais velho, com o topo da cabeça calvo e cabelo grisalho nas laterais, vestindo casaco escuro e gravata branca. Ele apoia uma mão sobre uma bengala diante de um globo à esquerda e de um cortinado vermelho à direita, sobre um fundo verde-oliva discreto. Óleo sobre tela, c. 1810, identificado no registro do museu como George Rogers Clark.

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