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Dark mezzotint portrait of a standing white-haired man in a cape, hand on a table with a bust, globe and quill, before a red curtain.

William Henry Harrison

Mezzotint portrait of a white-haired man in a dark cape and suit, standing with one hand resting on a draped table beside a bust, globe and quill. A red curtain, classical column and upholstered chair frame him in a tonal, richly shaded interior.

Artist
John Sartain
Date
1808-1897
Medium
mezzotint
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
1733 × 2560 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1897).
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, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: William Henry Harrison, retrato en mezzotinta

Grabado en mezzotinta de un hombre de cabello blanco con capa y traje oscuros, de pie con una mano apoyada sobre una mesa cubierta con tela, junto a un busto, un globo y una pluma. Una cortina roja, una columna clásica y una silla tapizada enmarcan la escena en un interior de tonos suaves y sombras intensas.

Português: William Henry Harrison, retrato em meia-tinta

Meia-tinta de um homem de cabelos brancos, com capa e traje escuros, de pé com uma mão apoiada sobre uma mesa coberta por tecido, ao lado de um busto, um globo e uma pena. Uma cortina vermelha, uma coluna clássica e uma cadeira estofada emolduram a cena em um interior de tons suaves e sombras marcantes.

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