Portrait of an Old Man 1848

"Portrait of an Old Man" is an oil on canvas painting created in 1848 by American folk artist J.C. Robinson. The painting, which measures 66 x 55.4 cm, depicts a man with a receding hairline, dressed in a dark jacket over a white shirt. The subject's serious expression and the artist's use of simple, direct brushstrokes are characteristic of American folk portraiture, a genre that often emphasized realism and individual character.