Full-length painted portrait of a standing man holding a pen – Historic Photo Reproduction
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures Full-length painted portrait of a standing man holding a pen in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Full-length painted portrait of a standing man holding a pen
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What sets this portrait apart is its full-length format: the sitter stands from head to foot, holding a pen that suggests writing, correspondence, or official business. Standing portraits like this were a favored format for statesmen, planters, and gentlemen in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, when a painted likeness was meant to convey rank, learning, and respectability. A pen was a common emblem of a man of affairs, and painters often paired it with a desk or papers to signal literacy and public responsibility. The record does not name the sitter, so the Jefferson heading on the board should be read as a grouping rather than a confirmed identification.
| Original scan | 2,443 × 3,823 px · prints to 8 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 10973a |
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