National Society of Colonial Dames of
America in Tennessee
Portrait #358
Subject/Title: Brown, Mr.
Artist:Peticolas, Philippe Abraham
Date Created:1812
Owner/Location:Cheekwood Museum of Art
Nashville, TN
Frame Dimensions:NA
Image Dimensions:2 11/16 x 1 15/16
Materials/Media:watercolor on ivory
Date Documented:
Condition:Excellent
Description:Oval three-quarters right profile of a balding man who has collar-length brown hair growing fromaround his head. His eyes are brown, and he wears a white stock tie with a navy and white-flecked undercoat. His overcoat appears to be brown velvet and one button (buttoned-up) is visible.
History:The work is signed in the lower left "P A Peticolas." The work is dated "1812" in the lower right. Probably painted in Richmond, Virginia.

Exhibited at Gibbes 2000.
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