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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Memphis, Tennessee | ||
Accession #RS93.3.2  |
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| Subject/Title: | Portrait of John George Baxter, Jr. | |
| Artist: | George Dury, American, (1817-1894) |
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| Date Created: | 1871 | |
| Owner/Location: | Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave Memphis, TN 38104 901-544-6200 |
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| Frame Dimensions: | 42 1/2" x 37 1/4" | |
| Image Dimensions: | 29.975" x 25" | |
| Materials/Media: | Oil on canvas | |
| Date Documented: | 31 May 2008 | |
| Condition: | Good-Fair | |
| Description: | Elbow-length portrait of a man angled towards the right. He is wearing a white collared shirt with a black coat and a black tie. The man has receding hair and a long gray beard. The frame encloses the portrait in an oval shape. |
| History of Work: | Signed verso LRC: G Dury 1871. Artist worked in Nashville. |
| Notes: | Sitter was a former mayor of Louisville.
Provenance: It is believed that the donor is a descendant of the sitter. - Bequest of Donna Blair Wooldridge Image courtesy of Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Reproduction by permission only. |