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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Memphis, Tennessee | ||
Accession #30.1  |
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| Subject/Title: | Portrait of Louisa Pope Miller | |
| Artist: | Thomas Sully, American (b. England), 1783-1872 |
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| Date Created: | 1845 | |
| Owner/Location: | Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave Memphis, TN 38104 901-544-6200 |
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| Frame Dimensions: | 29 1/2" x 25 1/2" | |
| Image Dimensions: | 24 1/2" x 19 1/2" | |
| Materials/Media: | Oil on canvas | |
| Date Documented: | 31 May 2008 | |
| Condition: | Good | |
| Description: | Frontal bust portrait of a pale young woman. She has brown hair parted down the middle, with ringlets reaching just past her bare shoulders. Plain dark mottled background. The frame encloses the portrait in an oval shape. |
| History of Work: | Signed: written on verso of original canvas: TS 1845 |
| Notes: | Sitter was born and lived in Memphis. Daughter of John Pope, a prominent Memphis cotton merchant. The portrait was painted in NY after Louisa Pope's marriage to Wylie Miller of New York City.
Provenance: Given by a descendant of the family - Bequest of Wylie B. Miller Jameson Image courtesy of Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Reproduction by permission only. |