Sea Captain with Anchor Tattoo on His Hand, (painting).

Sea Captain with Anchor Tattoo on His Hand, (painting).

Bears, Orlando Hand, 1812-1851, painter. (attributed to)

Sea Captain with Anchor Tattoo on His Hand, (painting).

Portrait of a young sea captain seated sideways in a wooden chair beside an open window, his body turned slightly to the right, his gaze directed toward the viewer, his left arm resting over the back of his chair, and a lit cigar held in his left hand. He wears a dark jacket and tie, a white waistcoat, and a white shirt with a hight collar. On his left hand, between his thumb and index finger there is a small tattoo of an anchor. Through the open window there is a view of a sailing ship entering a harbor.

Portrait male -- Unidentified -- Waist length

Occupation -- Transportation -- Captain

Recreation -- Leisure -- Smoking

Architecture interior -- Detail -- Window

Gill, Frances McLaughlin,

Lawson, Pamela Vail, Sag Harbor Historical Society, Sag Harbor, New York, 2008.

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