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Oil portrait of a man in a blue patterned headwrap with white and black feathers, white shirt and red sash.

Hard Hickory, an Amiable Man

Oil portrait on canvas of a man with dark hair, wearing a blue patterned headwrap, white feathers at the left and a large black feather at the right. He wears a white open-necked shirt, a red sash with a ring-shaped clasp, and silver earrings, set against a warm brown background.

Artist
George Catlin
Date
1831
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
1719 × 2240 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1831).
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, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Hard Hickory, un hombre amable

Retrato al óleo sobre lienzo de un hombre con un pañuelo azul estampado en la cabeza, plumas blancas a la izquierda y una gran pluma negra a la derecha. Viste camisa blanca de cuello abierto, una banda roja con broche en forma de anillo y aretes de plata, sobre un fondo marrón cálido.

Português: Hard Hickory, um homem amável

Retrato a óleo sobre tela de um homem com um lenço azul estampado na cabeça, penas brancas à esquerda e uma grande pena preta à direita. Veste camisa branca de decote aberto, uma faixa vermelha com fecho em forma de anel e brincos de prata, sobre um fundo marrom quente.

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