Portrait of a Man

About this work

You see a man in a blue coat with shiny brass buttons, a yellow vest, and a ruffled white collar. His face is calm, almost like he’s posing for a school photo. Engleheart painted tiny portraits like this for rich clients. The initials “W.A.” on the back might be the sitter’s, but the artist’s records only list last names, so we’ll never know for sure. If you like these small, careful faces, look up “sfumato.”