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Watercolor portrait of a bearded man with glasses behind a pale gray lectern, with a printed caption beneath.

Man Behind a Lectern, Watercolor Portrait, 1875

A bearded man with spectacles and dark hair stands behind a pale gray lectern, wearing a dark coat, white collar and bow tie, against a soft blue-gray ground. The mat below carries a printed caption reading "Mr. J. D. Sankey, April 1st, 1875" and a signature monogram at lower right.

Artist
Carlo Pellegrini
Date
1875
Medium
Watercolor on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
2758 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1875).
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