AT-00010164
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Portrait of a Man
About the Artwork
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.
Exhibition history
Year in Review: 1978. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 13-March 18, 1979).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- William Beechey (British, 1753–1839)
- Date
- c. 1800
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Unframed: 75.2 x 63 cm (29 5/8 x 24 13/16 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Anonymous Gift
- Accession no.
- 1978.75
More by Sir William Beechey in museum collections
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
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