Art, literature & history
Portrait of a Man in Red
c. 1785/1790
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 57.2 x 49.6 cm (22 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.) framed: 63.2 x 55.3 x 4.4 cm (24 7/8 x 21 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1980.62.35
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
The Sherman Limner. Portrait of a Man in Red. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Portrait of a Man in Red — The Sherman Limner. c. 1785/1790.
Medium: oil on canvas.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 57.2 x 49.6 cm (22 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.) framed: 63.2 x 55.3 x 4.4 cm (24 7/8 x 21 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1980.62.35. 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.