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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
James K. Polk Ancestral Home Collection Columbia, Tennessee | ||
Portrait #420 |
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| Subject/Title: | Dallas, George M. 1792-1864 | |
| Artist: | Lamb, Adrian | |
| Date Created: | ca. 1812 | |
| Owner/Location: | James K. Polk Ancestral Home 301-305 W. Seventh St. Columbia, TN 38402 931-388-2354 www.jameskpolk.com/new/ |
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| Frame Dimensions: | NA | |
| Image Dimensions: | 36.75 x 31.25 | |
| Materials/Media: | oil on canvas | |
| Date Documented: | 12/14/2004 | |
| Condition: | Excellent | |
| Description: | Waist-length seated left profile of a young man, approx. 20 years old, wearing a blue coat with gold buttons and a gold vest. His chestnut-colored hair is brushed toward his face. The chair is red. Work is signed. |
| History of Work: | Painted from an engraving owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City. |
| Notes: | Subject lived from 1792-1864. He was the mayor of Philadelphia in 1829; the Democratic senator from PA in 1831-33; Minister to Russia from 1837-39 and vice-president to James K. Polk 1845-49.
See also George Mifflin
Dallas. |