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Painted panel of a man in a tricorn hat and brown coat standing on a cobbled street beside brick buildings, in a black crackled frame.

Man in Tricorn Hat on a Street, Franklin Engine Panel

Oil painting on a wood panel shows a standing man in a tricorn hat, brown coat, and dark breeches on a cobbled street beside brick buildings and an arched structure. Figures appear in the distance under a hazy sky, set in a black crackled frame with a brass plaque.

Artist
Etter
Date
ca 1830
Medium
wood (overall material) oil paint (image material)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
2775 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1835).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History

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