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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Belle Meade Plantation |
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Portrait
#1173
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| Subject/Title: |
Harding, William Giles (Captain Alden Partridge?) | |
| Artist: | Unknown | |
| Date Created: | unknown | |
| Owner/Location: | Belle Meade Plantation 5025 Harding Road Nashville, TN 37205 website |
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| Frame Dimensions: | 35” x 30.25” | |
| Image Dimensions: | 30.25” X 25.25” | |
| Date Documented: | 7 December 2007 | |
| Materials/Media: | Oil on canvas | |
| Condition: | Fair | |
| Description: | Portrait depicts half-length portrait of William G. Harding or perhaps his mentor Captain Alden Partridge, with dark brown hair and wearing a dark jacket, white vest, and white shirt. |
| History of Work: | This portrait remains a mystery. It doesn’t look like William Giles Harding, although was given to Belle Meade along with the portraits of John and Susannah in the 1980s as “William Giles Harding.” Many theorize as well it could be a portrait of a young John Harding. |
| Notes: | Location: Back Parlor |