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Half-length portrait of Henry Somerby in full wig and brown robes against brown background. Polychrome, oil on canvas. Ornate molded frame painted black.
Very likely Lt. Col. Henry Somerby (1662-1723).
portraits
paintings (visual works)
oil paint (paint)
canvas
Picture
Portrait
Oil on Canvas
Portrait
Henry Somerby
Unknown
33.625 x 29.125 (HxW) (inches)
Brooklyn Museum (Institute of Arts and Sciences)
1929.1504
Massachusetts (United States)
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