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Oval oil portrait of an older white-haired man in a dark coat and white collar against a dark background.

Portrait of Eleazer Williams

An oval oil portrait of an older man with white hair, wearing a dark coat over a white high-collared shirt, set against a dark, softly lit background. His gaze is direct and his expression calm. The painted surface shows smooth blending in the face and loose strokes in the background.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1853
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
3413 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1853).
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 Portrait Gallery

Philosophers and Sages19th century1850s1853portraitoil paintingoval portraitsmithsonianamerican paintingdark coatolder manrealist portraitwhite hair

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