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Portrait of an Old Man

J.C. Robinson · 1848

J.C. Robinson: Documented works 1848–1848 (not lifespan)

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Portrait of an Old Man

1848

oil on canvas · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 66 x 55.4 cm (26 x 21 13/16 in.) framed: 87.3 x 76.2 x 5.3 cm (34 3/8 x 30 x 2 1/16 in.)
Collection no.
1955.11.14
Attribution
By the artist
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NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details

J.C. Robinson. Portrait of an Old Man. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: National Gallery of Art

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Portrait of an Old Man — J.C. Robinson. 1848.

Medium: oil on canvas.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 66 x 55.4 cm (26 x 21 13/16 in.) framed: 87.3 x 76.2 x 5.3 cm (34 3/8 x 30 x 2 1/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1955.11.14. Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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J.C. Robinson. Portrait of an Old Man. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.