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Collections: American Art: Portrait of a Gentleman

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Portrait of a Gentleman

Artist: Seymour Joseph Guy, American, 1824-1910
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dates: 1855
Dimensions: 35 5/8 x 28 15/16 in. (90.5 x 73.5 cm)
Signature: Singed lower right (initials in monogram): "SJ Guy 1855"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 77.219.1
Credit Line: Designated Purchase Fund
Image: Overall, 77.219.1_transp2647.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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