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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Portrait #1690 |
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| Subject/Title: | Lytle, Dr. William H. |
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| Artist: | Unknown | |
| Date Created: | ca 1840 | |
| Owner/Location: | Private Collection | |
| Frame Dimensions: | ||
| Image Dimensions: | 30 x 26 | |
| Materials/Media: | Oil | |
| Date Documented: | 10 September 2008 | |
| Condition: | Excellent |
| Description: | Seated waist-length of young man turned three-quarter right and looking slightly left of viewer. There is a green table to his right and his right hand rests on an upturned book on that table. He is wearing a dark jacket over a white embroidered vest and a white shirt with flowing balck tie. The background is suggestive of a sunset in tones of blue and rose. |
| History of Work: | |
| Notes: | Son of William F. Lytle (1805-1863) and his first wife Violet Cecilia Henderson Lytle (1809-1834); Husband of Lavinia Jane Dashell Lytle (1832-1901), half-sister of Mary C. Lytle Ledbetter - See portrait. |