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Oil portrait of a balding man with whiskers in a dark coat, standing at a desk with dividers and papers, bookshelves at left.

John Ericsson

Oil portrait of a balding man with side whiskers in a dark double-breasted coat, standing at a wooden desk and holding dividers beside papers, a red-trimmed instrument base, and a bookcase. The dim gray-green background is warm and plain, with the figure lit from the upper left.

Artist
Arvid Frederick Nyholm
Date
1912
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
2981 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1912).
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: John Ericsson, retrato de Arvid Frederick Nyholm, 1912

Retrato al óleo de un hombre calvo con patillas, vestido con un abrigo oscuro de doble botonadura, de pie junto a un escritorio de madera donde sostiene un compás de puntas. Junto a él hay papeles, una base de instrumento con bordes rojos y una biblioteca. El fondo gris verdoso y apagado es sobrio, y la figura recibe luz desde la izquierda superior.

Português: John Ericsson, retrato de Arvid Frederick Nyholm, 1912

Retrato a óleo de um homem calvo com suíças, vestindo um casaco escuro de duplo abotoamento, em pé junto a uma escrivaninha de madeira onde segura um compasso. Ao lado há papéis, uma base de instrumento com detalhes vermelhos e uma estante de livros. O fundo cinza-esverdeado e sóbrio deixa a figura iluminada pela parte superior esquerda.

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