# Robert G. L. De Peyster

**Samuel Lovett Waldo** (1783–1861)  
1828  
oil on wood  
overall: 84 x 64 cm (33 1/16 x 25 3/16 in.) framed: 104.1 x 86.4 x 7.6 cm (41 x 34 x 3 in.)

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942.8.38. [The museum's record](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1132.html).

## About this work

Samuel Lovett Waldo painted this in 1828, aged 45. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

### What you’re looking at

This image depicts a man from the waist up. He is seated, slightly turned to his right, while facing the viewer. The man has a composed expression, prominent cheekbones, and a slightly pointed nose. His dark brown hair is styled in a classic early 19th-century manner, with curls around the sides and forehead. He is dressed in a dark blue coat with gold buttons, a yellow waistcoat, a high-collared white shirt, and a decorative pin. In his right hand, he holds a piece of folded paper with writing on it. The background is an indistinct swirl of darker colors.

_Description from the National Gallery of Art._

### How it was made

- **Oil on panel.** Oil paint on prepared wooden boards, usually oak in the north and poplar in Italy. The rigid, smooth surface suits fine detail and thin, glowing glazes.
- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [Samuel Lovett Waldo](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/samuel-lovett-waldo)

1783–1861

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- The artist was 45
- Real size: about 33 × 25 in (84 × 64 cm). The 20 × 30 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 19th century
- Subjects: male, De Peyster, Robert G. L.
- Colour: olive
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1314.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1314/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68; 20 × 30 in $86
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118; 20 × 30 in $148
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/robert-g-l-de-peyster-nga-1132).