# Captain John Gell, in 18th-century United States

Gilbert Stuart painted this in 1785, aged 30. It is now at The Met in New York.

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## The work

- Date: 1785
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 94 1/2 x 58 1/2 in. (240 x 148.6 cm)
- Type: Painting
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000.450
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Gilbert Stuart](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/gilbert-stuart), American, 1755–1828

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