Portrait of a Man
William Beechey (British, 1753–1839)
1795–1805
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Unframed: 75.2 x 63 cm (29 5/8 x 24 13/16 in.)
- Genre
- painting
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
England, early 19th Century
About
The subject’s elongated, slightly softened facial features and vaguely detached air are typical of William Beechey’s elegant portraits of male subjects. The jacket worn by the sitter is probably a naval uniform. Beechey enjoyed a very successful painting career in London. In 1793 he was appointed portrait painter to Queen Charlotte and was knighted in 1798.