Artwork
Portrait of a Man in a Brown Coat
Portrait of a Man in a Brown Coat is an oil painting. It dates from 1800 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
Its dimensions of roughly 73 × 59 cm identify it as a half‑length portrait, a format commonly used for private commissions in the early nineteenth century.
The painting presents a male sitter dressed in a brown coat, rendered in oil on canvas in 1800 by an anonymous French artist. Its dimensions of roughly 73 × 59 cm identify it as a half‑length portrait, a format commonly used for private commissions in the early nineteenth century. The work is classified as a portrait and is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection, where it is displayed as an example of contemporary portraiture.
No additional iconographic attributes or symbolic elements are recorded in the documented sources, leaving its meaning confined to the representation of the individual sitter within the conventional portrait genre.
Technique & Style
Executed in 1800 by an anonymous French artist, this portrait utilizes oil paint applied to a canvas support. The work measures 73 cm in height and 59.1 cm in width. As a painted portrait, the piece depicts a male figure, though specific details regarding the artist's brushwork, the current state of preservation, or distinct stylistic handling are not elaborated upon in the available records.
The classification remains firmly within the genre of portraiture, defined by its material composition of oil and canvas rather than documented technical nuances or condition reports.
History & Provenance
The Portrait of a Man in a Brown Coat is an oil-on‑canvas work dated to circa 1800 and attributed to an anonymous French painter. The painting’s creation history is limited to its execution in that period; no records of a specific commission or earlier owners survive in the available sources. Today the work resides in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, where it is catalogued as a portrait of an unidentified gentleman.
Portrait of a Man in a Brown Coat is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The work is listed as part of the museum’s holdings, though no specific accession or inventory number is provided in the documentation. Its dimensions are recorded as 73 cm by 59.1 cm, and it is classified as an oil on canvas portrait dating to 1800.
Exhibition records in the available sources do not indicate any dedicated exhibitions of this painting; it appears only in general collection displays.
Overview
The oil painting titled "Portrait of a Man in a Brown Coat" presents a singular male figure. The composition focuses intently on the sitter, who is depicted with curly hair and a serious expression. Dressed in a dark brown coat featuring lace at the cuffs and a prominent white collar, the man is set against an unadorned background. This deliberate simplicity ensures that the viewer's attention is drawn directly to the subject's face and attire.
Artist & collection
- Portrait of a Man
Dr. med. Rudolf Lavater in seiner Bibliothek
Portrait of a Man
Portrait of a Man, probably Mathias Lambertus Singendonck (1678-1742), Burgomaster of Nijmegen
Charles II
Portrait of Dominicus Rosmale, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1677
Portrait of a man
Portrait of Dominicus Rosmale, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1677
Simon Arnauld, Le Marquis de Pomponne
George, Lord Jeffreys
Sir Peter Lely
George Jeffreys, Earl of Flint, Viscount Weikham
