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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Belle Meade Plantation |
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Portrait
#1150 |
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| Subject/Title: |
Falsetto | |
| Artist: | Stull, Henry | |
| Date Created: | 1879 | |
| Owner/Location: | Belle Meade Plantation 5025 Harding Road Nashville, TN 37205 website |
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| Frame Dimensions: | 19 1/2 x 35 | |
| Image Dimensions: | 16 x 24 | |
| Date Documented: | 25 September 2007 | |
| Materials/Media: | Oil on Canvas | |
| Condition: | Good | |
| Description: | Falsetto was a dark brown bay stallion with a star, white stripe and an unattached snip on his face. He also had four white socks on his legs. He is shown in full length facing right on hay covered brick floor. |
| History of Work: | Frame is an elaborate giltwood and gesso molding with brass plaque stating, “FALSETTO.” The artist Henry Stull was a Canadian artist from Ontario who studied anatomy at a local veterinary clinic, early in his artistry career to aid in painting various animals. Generally, Stull would initially sketch the image and then go back to paint at his New York City apartment. |
| Notes: | Falsetto was sired by Enquirer out of Farfaletta. Location: East Side Hall |