Stephen Whitney Phoenix
A half-length portrait of a young man with a full mustache and beard, dark hair brushed back, and a direct, steady gaze. He wears a single-breasted jacket, a buttoned waistcoat, a white collar and a striped necktie, set against a dim, softly modeled background. The tonal oil painting is rendered in subdued greys with a soft, naturalistic finish.
Look closer: A faint signature or monogram appears in the lower left corner.
- Artist
- Platt Powell Ryder
- Date
- 1892
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 1731 × 2115 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1892).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 1893