Portrait of a Man, Oil on canvas, 30 x 24 3/4 in. (76. 2 x 62. 9 cm), Paintings, George Romney (British, Beckside, Lancashire 1734?1802 Kendal, Cumbria), The costume, a white linen shirt, cravat, and vest, and a brown coat with gold braid and gilt buttons, suggests a possible date, but the sitter's identity may never be known. The dark background adds a sense of gravity