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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Portrait #615 |
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| Subject/Title: | Brandt, James Lawrence | |
| Artist: | Unknown | |
| Date Created: | 1830s | |
| Owner/Location: | Private Collection | |
| Frame Dimensions: | 35 X 30 | |
| Image Dimensions: | 26 X 22 | |
| Materials/Media: | oil on canvas | |
| Date Documented: | 11/1/2004 | |
| Condition: | Excellent | |
| Description: | Gentleman half-figure, facing forward and wearing black coat, two brass buttons, white collar, and black stock. His right hand is in the front of the jacket. Full hair--curly hair on forehead. |
| History of Work: | The portrait has been restored and the frame regilded. Owner received from a great-aunt, Janie May Smith, of Charleston, South Carolina. |
| Notes: | James Lawrence Brandt was the father-in-law of Andrew Matzurie Smith, who originally was mis-identified on this site as the subject of this portrait. Brandt was a shipwright in Charleston, South Carolina. |