1793
oil
canvas
From the collection of British Museum
Dominant colour
Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant, c.1743–1807) is a 1793 oil by Gilbert Stuart, a American Impressionism work, held at British Museum.
This portrait shows a man with a serious expression, wearing a feathered headdress and a black vest over a red shirt. He has a white oval object with two small red dots on his chest. The man's headdress is made of red, yellow, and black feathers, and he wears a black band with metal rings around his forehead. His vest is adorned with metal rings on the right shoulder, and he has a brown necklace around his neck. The background of the painting is a blue sky with white clouds. If you're interested in learning more about the artist behind this portrait, you might want to look up Gilbert Stuart.
Gilbert Stuart (né Stewart; December 3, 1755 – July 9, 1828) was an American painter born in the Rhode Island Colony who is widely considered one of America's foremost portraitists.
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