Three-quarter view portrait depicts charles burnett: man with grey, wavy hair and double chin. He wears dark military garb that features red, vertically oriented accent and gold buttons. Oil on canvas by joshua johnson. Johnson was the first african american painter to make his living as an artist. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: circa 1812. Place of creation: Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Dimensions: 60.9 x 50.8 cm. Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Maryland Center for History and Culture. Charles Burnett by Joshua Johnson
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