He is set slightly off-center to the viewer's left and his body is angled so as to present his right shoulder to the viewer. ... It starts right below the middle of the portrait and follows a linear path at a slight positive angle ending on the left side of his face. ... With neither the subject nor the background entirely well lit, the light serves to blend them in some places, such as the top of the feather, and clearly define them in others, such as the subject's right shoulder. ...

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