Oil painting on canvas of a seated man wearing a blue jacket and white collared shirt with a ruffled front. The man is seated on a wooden bench with his right arm resting on the back of the bench. His left hand is holding a book and he is waring a gold ring on his wedding finger. He has brown hair and gray-green eyes. The background is brown. The wood frame is gilded with an outer edge decorated with a rough texture and the inner edge is smooth and finished.
oil painting (technique)
portraits
oil paint (paint)
canvas
wood (plant material)
gesso
Picture
Portrait
Portrait
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P192
FA113
Unknown
38 10/16 x 33 8/16 x 2 13/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.615
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