called Richard Brooke (1736-1792)

The subject identification is based on family tradition and is taken from the only public record found of the portrait.

Dimensions: 27 x 22 1/2 in. (68.58 x 57.15 cm.)

The portrait show a man standing with one hand placed on an upright book. The measurements are smaller than usual for a three-quarter length canvas.

See: Colonial Dames of Virginia Portrait Index.