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Full-length 18th-century portrait of a standing man in a pale silk coat, lace collar and sword, in black and white.

Portrait of a Man in Silk Coat, c. 1757–60

A full-length portrait of a standing man in a pale silk coat with embroidered trim and a lace collar, one hand on his hip and the other resting on a dark ledge beside a sword. Powdered hair, a dark sky and tree, and a drape at the upper right frame him in this monochrome reproduction of an oil painting.

Artist
Thomas Hudson
Date
c. 1757–60
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2074 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1765).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Arthur B. Logan