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Samuel Douchy
From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This portrait shows Samuel Douchy in a fashionable black cravat and coat. The artist exaggerated Douchy’s costume to create a powerful silhouette, which emphasizes the gentleman’s self-assured gaze.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSamuel Douchy. ca. 1835. Unidentified. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund. CC0.
