The image above is an oil canvas portrait of Abraham Rodrigeuz Brandon, a Barbadian born Jew. Brandon was very involved in the Nidhe Israel congregation in Bridgetown, Barbados and was the parnas (financier) for the congregation. Brandon’s full sized portrait is representative of his elite status in society. The clothes he bears are clearly very fine clothes which help highlight and elevate his status. The beautiful nature background as well seems to intentionally imply a high level of wealth since it requires much more detail and time than a plain backdrop. The fact that this portrait was painted by John Welsey Jarvis, a very famous painter at the time, goes to show that immense level of riches and prestige Brandon had (due to his involvement in sugar trade).