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Sepia drawing of a man with wavy hair in a dark coat and white cravat, shaded background fading to cream paper.

William Drayton

A three-quarter length portrait of a man with short, wavy hair, wearing a dark coat with a high white collar and cravat against a softly shaded background. The sepia drawing uses fine hatched strokes that fade toward the edges of the sheet, leaving the figure in light.

Artist
James Barton Longacre
Date
c. 1833
Medium
Sepia on illustration board
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
3361 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1838).
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: Retrato de William Drayton, dibujo en sepia

Retrato de medio cuerpo de un hombre de cabello corto y ondulado, con abrigo oscuro, cuello alto blanco y corbatín, sobre un fondo suavemente sombreado. El dibujo en sepia emplea trazos finos y rayados que se desvanecen hacia los bordes de la hoja.

Português: Retrato de William Drayton, desenho em sépia

Retrato de meio corpo de um homem de cabelo curto e ondulado, usando casaco escuro, colarinho alto branco e gravata, diante de um fundo suavemente sombreado. O desenho em sépia usa traços finos e hachuras que se dissolvem em direção às bordas da folha.