Dr. James B. Priestley - Tennessee State Museum

Tennessee State Museum

Record No:	1.831
Subject:	Priestley, Dr. James B.
Artist:	Earl, Ralph E. W.
Date:	ca. 1815.
Media:	Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:	24.50 X 29.50
Location:	TN State Museum 505 Deadrick Street. Nashville, TN 37243 Web Contact: TN State Museum

History:	Portrait subject is a dark haired man wearing a dark coat with a white shirt and hight white collar. He is wearing glasses and holds a book in his left hand. There is no apparent signature on the painting.
Notes:	Dr. James B. Priestley (died 1821) was the first President of the University of Nashville when it was called Cumberland College. He opened the first academy for girls in Middle Tennessee.
Categories:	Portrait paintings;Men; Education.