Sepia stipple engraving of a man in a dark naval uniform with epaulettes, shown in an oval against clouds, with a shell-like cartouche and caption below.

Oliver Hazard Perry, stipple engraving c. 1817-20

A bust-length stipple engraving shows a man with dark swept hair in a dark naval-style coat with epaulettes and a high white collar, set within an oval of soft clouds. Below, a scrolled shell-like cartouche holds a caption in script naming the sitter, printed on a pale, sepia-toned sheet.

Artist: Thomas Gimbrede
Date: c. 1817-20
Medium: Stipple engraving on paper
Source: Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size: 2822 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1825).
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

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